US EditionLabor wants to give the minimum wage a real boost. The benefits would likely outweigh any downsides
- Labor is advocating for a real wage increase for low-paid workers.
- The Fair Work Commission's annual wage review shapes minimum wage and conditions.
- The current minimum wage is $24.10 per hour, or $915.90 weekly.
- Treasurer Chalmers stated the election presents a choice between Labor and the Coalition.
- Labor argues wage policies are responsible, ensuring low-paid workers can thrive.
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On the campaign trail: Day 5
Labor has asked the Fair Work Commission to deliver an economically sustainable wage rise for 3 million Australians above the rate of inflation. The Opposition is vowing to increase private sector investment but would not say where planned cuts on the public sector would come from.
Labor Lobbies Fair Work for Wage Increases in Cost-of-Living Election Battle
Cost of living appears to be the major battleground of the 2025 Australian election campaign, with yet another move aimed at cash-strapped Aussies. As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took his campaign to Victoria, he announced Labor had made a submission to the independent Fair Work Commission’s annual wages review to push for pay rises for workers on lower incomes. “This campaign we will again be advocating for workers to get a pay rise to not …
Labor argues for a 'real' wage increase
Labor is arguing for a real wage increase. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) By Michelle Grattan in Canberra The Labor Party on Wednesday will urge the Fair Work Commission to grant a real wage increase to Australian workers on awards. This goes further than Labor’s recommendations in earlier years, which have been for real wages not to go backwards. In the new submission, Labor will say that the increase should be “economically sustainable.” It say…
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