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Federal Treasurer reasserts Labor will stick to plans to formally back minimum wage rise

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has clarified that the new Labor government will formally advocate for workers on the minimum wage to get a pay rise.

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Lifting the minimum wage is anything but reckless – it’s what low earners need

'Reckless and dangerous': Anthony Albanese is preparing to ask the Fair Work Commission to grant a wage rise big enough to cover inflation.

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Lifting the minimum wage is anything but reckless – it's what low earners need

Stand by for something “reckless and dangerous”.

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Wages and women top Albanese's IR agenda: the big question is how Labor keeps its promises

Industrial relations issues were front and centre when federal Labor last won office from opposition in 2007. The backlash against John Howard’s “Work Choices” reforms cost both his government and his own seat. Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard’s detailed “Forward with Fairness” policy provided a blueprint for the Fair Work…

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What happens when Pat’s carer doesn’t arrive? Her daughter can’t even get her to the bathroom

A shortage of workers within the aged care industry has left a 68-year-old Queensland woman unable to even help her mother to the toilet when there is no one to fill her carer's shift.

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Libs won't back 'artificial' wage figure

Employment Minister Stuart Robert won't reveal whether he would support the minimum wage to rise at the pace of inflation following dismal wages figures.

AAP

Are real wages falling? Here's the evidence

You would be forgiven for being unsure about whether the buying power of wages was rising or falling. On one hand, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says wages are going backwards.

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Coalition remains non-committal on paid domestic violence leave after Fair Work Commission backs the entitlement for millions

The Coalition is remaining non-committal about legislating 10 days' paid family and domestic violence leave for all workers, after the industrial umpire backed a union push to grant the entitlement to millions of Australians.

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Family and domestic violence paid leave on the political agenda after Fair Work Commission decision

Millions of workers are set to get access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave after an in-principle decision by the Fair Work Commission. But advocates say not everyone will benefit.

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GOOD: 2.6 Million Aussie Workers Will Be Entitled To Paid Domestic Family Violence Leave

The Fair Work Commission backed 10 days of paid domestic and family violence leave for employees under modern awards.

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Labor's pledge to properly pay women and care workers is a start, but it won't be easy

Aged-care workers are notoriously underpaid for the level of skill, responsibility, and judgement they exercise. Even employers acknowledge it.

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Morrison’s objection to lifting wages in line with inflation puts spotlight on pensions linked to CPI

Prime minister says such a move would be ‘incredibly reckless’ but payments such as pensions are already tied to cost-of-living changes

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Anthony Albanese narrows scope of pledge to support 5.1% pay rise to match inflation

Labor leader says stance only relates to those on minimum wage of $20.33 an hour and is conditional on industrial tribunal ordering increase

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Morrison stance on minimum wages branded ‘hypocrisy’ as student loans remain indexed at inflation rate

National Union of Students says the Liberal’s position on minimum pay increases is at odds with automatic indexing of student loans to CPI

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Albanese Declared Winner Of Final Leaders’ Debate After Morrison Praised Him For Being … Poor?

Anthony Albanese has been declared the winner of the third and final leaders’ debate of the election campaign but we can't get our hopes up.

Reuters

Australia's #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history

Australia's mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political leaders who are preparing to face a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals stretching from the arid Outback to Parliament House.

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Leaders' debate: Albanese wins final debate, Morrison confirms Tudge will re-enter cabinet if re-elected

Anthony Albanese wins the third leaders' debate which saw he and Scott Morrison cover well-trodden issues, but also the Prime Minister confirm Alan Tudge will return to the frontbench if the Coalition is re-elected.

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Albanese wins final election debate over Morrison, according to Seven’s undecided voters

Potential wage rises dominate early part of discussion, with PM suggesting a 5% increase could see small businesses fold and jobs lost

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The Guardian - AU

‘Over-the-top alarmism’: economists dismiss concerns wage rises cause inflation

Australia’s minimum wage is shrinking compared to median pay, bucking global trends

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: is Albanese’s backing of a 5.1% minimum wage rise an ‘unprecedented’ intervention?

Government claims Labor leader is improperly interfering with independent process, but it wouldn’t be the first time a precise number was proposed

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Scott Morrison says Anthony Albanese's 5.1 per cent pay rise intervention would send interest rates spiralling

The Prime Minister says Anthony Albanese's push for wages to keep pace with inflation is "reckless", but Labor says the alternative is for people's pay to go backwards.

AAP

Calls to end low wage 'design feature'

Labour market experts are calling for wages to grow faster than four per cent a year to rebalance productivity, inflation and incomes but employers are fearful.

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Federal election: ABC's political experts answer your burning election questions

Patricia Karvelas, Antony Green and Andrew Probyn joined the blog to answer your questions, as the wage debate heats up on the campaign trail.

The Guardian - AU

Industry warns ’small business can’t afford it’ after Albanese backs 5.1% minimum wage rise

Employers argue that excessive minimum pay increases will fuel inflation as unions call for ‘incredibly reasonable’ boost to meet cost of living pressures

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SA aged care workers use day off to rally for better work conditions after strike action delayed until after federal election

Hundreds of aged care workers in Queensland and Western Australia walk off the job in a stand for better pay and work conditions, but South Australian aged care staff remained diligently at work after the Fair Work Commission put off their strike until the day after the federal election.

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