Wage growth
- Analysis
- Analysis
Inflation spike casts a shadow over minimum wage debate
Unions say low-paid workers should be shielded from rising prices, but others say a large pay increase could feed into further upward pressure on costs.
- Millie Muroi
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- Opinion
- Federal budget
Tax reform is not enough – to help the young, wages need to buy more
With inflation surging again, it is critical that government gets control over the high prices hitting workers’ incomes.
- Alison Pennington
- Opinion
- Pay
Why cost-of-living woes will probably linger for years
It’s simplistic to say we’re all going backwards, but this decade’s inflation has dealt a hefty blow to our spending power. There is, however, a path to sustainable wage growth.
- Clancy Yeates
Chalmers admits wage growth at risk with rate rise on cards
The December inflation figures showed prices increased by a full percentage point, taking the annual rate to 3.8 per cent. Chalmers admitted it was “higher than anyone would like”.
- Brittany Busch
Out-of-work women urged to apply for $20m in grants
Women can apply for up to $5000 to support their return-to-work efforts, with the first grants to target those who have been unemployed for more than six months.
- Courtney Kruk
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- Industrial relations
‘Less like Monopoly, more like Lego’: Labor’s plan to scrap lock-in contracts
Everyone from yoga instructors to laundromat workers are finding their work contracts contain non-compete clauses, described as agreements people would expect “Cold War spies” to sign.
- Shane Wright
Australians robbed of half a million dollars each: Henry
Anthony Albanese is holding a three-day talkfest next month to find ways to lift productivity levels. Ken Henry says poor productivity has already cost Australians $500,000.
- Shane Wright and Mike Foley
- Opinion
- Australian economy
We didn’t get that rate relief, but Australia remains the lucky country
By several measures Australia is sitting in a sweet spot relative to many – if not most – other countries.
- Elizabeth Knight
State school teachers demand 35 per cent pay rise, smaller classes, reduced workload
The cash-strapped and debt-laden state government is about to be hit with big wage claim by underpaid and fired-up public school teachers.
- Noel Towell
The PM just got a pay rise. Here’s how his salary compares to Trump and other leaders
Despite his salary increasing, Anthony Albanese is outranked by some senior Australian office holders, but he is still among the best-paid world leaders.
- Millie Muroi