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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 - The Untold Story

What does the Reserve Bank’s 3.5% pay rise ‘anchor’ mean for Australian workers?

Inflation is predicted to reach 7% by year’s end but the RBA’s Philip Lowe says wages growth of about 3.5% will keep economy moving

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Domestic violence help on the line in the NT with minimum wage increase set to stretch budgets more

The minimum wage rise announced this week means essential domestic violence services in the Northern Territory, crucial for women and children fleeing violence, are in jeopardy as already tight budgets are put under more pressure.

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Older Australians receiving home care terrified of imminent increase in costs

Sector workers say the changes to conditions for aged care workers are needed, but should come with more funding so clients who cannot afford services are not forced into aged care homes.

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Still no sign of wage inflation: Burke

Employment Minister Tony Burke insists there is still no sign of wage inflation, noting Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe's warning over excessive increases.

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Penny Wong says Australia and Pacific security ‘interlinked’ on Solomon Islands visit – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Paid domestic violence leave moves ahead

The Fair Work Commission is working to determine the government's timeframe to legislate 10 days paid domestic violence leave after releasing a draft model.

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Minimum wage increase a rare bright spot for workers

The Fair Work Commission decision to increase the minimum wage by 5.2 per cent is a rare bright spot for workers in what has been a terrible decade.

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Workers and their wages are the collateral damage of the war on inflation

What a wonderful world we live in where a wage rise below inflation will apparently cause greater inflation!

The Guardian - AU

This 5.2% decision on the minimum wage could shift the trajectory for all

Barely a month ago Anthony Albanese was derided as a “loose unit” for endorsing a 5.1% increase in the minimum wage.

The Conversation

Farmers warn minimum wage increase will cause more checkout pain during cost-of-living crisis

Food producers say a wage increase for some of Australia's lowest-paid workers will have to be passed on to consumers as input costs continue to soar and farmers already struggling to make a profit reconsider their future.

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National minimum wage to rise in July, but inflation rate leads to cut in real wages for workers on awards

The national minimum wage will be increased by 5.2 per cent, while those on award rates will see a 4.6 per cent rise. But because inflation is at 5.1 per cent, the wage hike means less to some workers.

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Albanese welcomes pay rise for pandemic ‘heroes’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the Fair Work Commission's decision to raise the minimum wage by 5.2 per cent amid concerns about inflation.

The New Daily

Lucky dollar: 5.2% minimum wage increase is a significant early political win for the Albanese government

Backing the wage rise shows Labor is on the side of workers at a time when many are doing it tough

The Guardian - AU

Fair Work Commission gives a 5.2% – $40 a week – increase in the minimum wage

The Fair Work Commission has announced a rise in the minimum wage of 5.2% or $40 a week, taking it to $812.60 a week or $21.38 an hour.

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Australia’s minimum wage earners to get $40 a week pay rise, Fair Work Commission rules

The national minimum wage will lift by 5.2%, with the commission noting a ‘sharp increase in the cost of living’

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Fkn Good: Australia’s Lowest Paid Workers Will Finally Get A Pay Bump To Keep Up With Inflation

The Fair Work Commission has handed down its decision to raise minimum wage by 5.2 per cent after strong pushes from the Labor Government and workers’ rights groups.Fair Work Commission President Iain Ross announced on Wednesday morning minimum wage will go up from $20.33 to $21.38 an hour, or from $772.60…

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Australian minimum wage increased by 5.2 per cent in Fair Work Commission decision

The hourly minimum wage will be lifted to $21.38 from July, a 5.2 per cent increase, after the cost of living increased dramatically.

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Fair Work announces 5.2 per cent increase to minimum wage

The minimum wage will rise to $21.38 an hour on July 1 after the Fair Work Commission announced a 5.2 per cent increase on Wednesday.

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Minimum wage announcement: Fair Work Commission says 5.2pc increase 'protects real value of wages' for Australia's lowest-paid workers

The national minimum wage will be $812.60 per week, or $21.38 per hour, after a decision by the commission exceeds the government's suggested 5.1 per cent increase.

The Guardian - AU

NSW residents urged to conserve power – as it happened

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Pay rise for federal politicians and senior public servants

Australia's rebounding economic conditions were a factor, as well as the need to attract quality talent, the tribunal argued.

AAP

Low-paid workers set for 5.2 pct payrise

The Fair Work Commission has recommended a 5.2 per cent pay rise for Australia's low-paid workers, equating to an extra $40 a week.

The Guardian - AU

Minimum wage decision to be announced after Albanese government calls for rise to match inflation

Fair Work Commission to hand down review as employers argue for limits on pay increases

The Conversation

What Albanese needs to build a new industrial relations consensus

A few weeks before his election victory, Anthony Albanese made an important speech to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He talked of “socially inclusive growth – the kind of growth that is only possible with economic reform that lifts productivity”.

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Pilots' strike on the table after wage negotiations break down between Rex, union

Rex Airlines could have a strike on its hands after negotiations failed on a pay deal described by the pilots' union as "worse than previous offers".

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