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Chalmers says minimum wage workers deserve a ‘decent real increase’
Jim Chalmers starts on the ABC’s News Breakfast and says that workers deserve a “real” wage rise ahead of the Fair Work Commission’s decision on the next minimum wage increase. A real wage rise means a rise above the rate of inflation.
Workers on the minimum wage and on awards need and deserve a decent real increase today.
We’ve made that very clear, the higher wages and lower taxes are the best way to help working people with the cost of living by making sure that people are earning more and keeping more of what they earn.
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Author : Martin Farrer
Publish date : 2026-06-01 21:23:00
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