Australia’s Government Proposes Hiking Wages to Fight Inflation

In wake of surging consumer inflation and energy prices, Australia’s government is proposing to raise minimum wages in a bid to ease the financial burden on households.

Australia’s left-leaning Labour government is advocating for raising the current minimum wage of $14.77, sending an application to the Fair Work Commission, the country’s independent wage setting body. The recently sworn-in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is proposing raising the minimum wage from the current $14.77 per hour by 5.1% in wake of inflation that is rising twice as fast as consumer’s income levels.

“Workers on the minimum wage deserve a pay rise,” Albanese said on Twitter. “Rising costs are putting real pressure on family budgets. And these costs are harder to meet because of a decade of deliberate decisions by the previous government to keep wages low.” Latest data shows that Australia’s economic output rose by 0.8% in March, surpassing forecasts and giving way to further rate hikes from Australia’s central bank.


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