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Australia politics live: Liberals leave preselection door open as Frydenberg ponders Kooyong return; minimum wage decision due



Liberals were split over whether the preselected Amelia Hamer should stand aside if Frydenberg wants to try to win back the seat. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWage increase should be more than inflation so workers get real pay rise: McManusSally McManus says workers are still coming from behind:I won’t be too happy if it’s 3.5%. That’s smack on inflation. I think it should be more than inflation.People should see a real wage increase.One of the things that, you know, some people argue is … this weird wage price spiral idea which has been well and truly debunked over the last few years.Just because one group of workers get a pay rise, like, the lowest paid … that’s not going to automatically flow on to everyone else. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-06-03 00:24:44

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