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Behind the Lines

Salad Days

A woman arrives home to her family holding a piece of paper saying, 'Min wage rise 5.2%'. She says they can't buy a home, but they may be able to put a deposit on an iceberg lettuce.

Fiona Katauskas
16 June 2022

Following a review, the Fair Work Commission announced a 5.2 per cent increase (around $40 per week) to the national minimum wage. Critics claimed that any increase in the minimum wage would drive up inflation, which had increased by 1.8 per cent over the previous three months. 

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