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Adam Bennett

MYSTERIOUS: Training central to labor jobs wages plan - What They Never Told You

The government will fund almost half a million fee-free TAFE places and 20,000 new university spots. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Jim Chalmers touted this as a cost of living budget, and training is central to Labor's plans to boost jobs to get wages moving again.

In his speech, the treasurer acknowledged that while wages are growing, they are not keeping up with rampant inflation.

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