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Afternoon Update: minimum wage rises; education minister looks at Hecs debt changes; and a glitzy royal wedding

The annual wage review decision indicates the minimum wages will increase to $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour

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PM declines to comment on Roberts-Smith ruling – as it happened

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University vice-chancellor's pay up 7% to $930,000

University management is involved in a long-running dispute with staff over a new enterprise agreement.

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Academics union fears Newcastle Uni will use new IR laws to 'gut' conditions

The union is worried the university will seek Fair Work Commission arbitration, sidelining staff.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Uni staff vote to strike next week

Uni staff strike in protest at university's refusal to continue bargaining.

Newcastle Herald

Uni enterprise bargaining dispute lands in Fair Work Commission

Vice-chancellor Alex Zelinsky says university management has referred the matter to the commission.

Newcastle Herald

Michael Pascoe: Why you might never see that ‘wage growth’ we hear about

One thing we know for sure about the RBA – it knows even less about the outlook for wage growth than it does about inflation.

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Unemployment rate jumps to 3.7 per cent

The official labour force report reveals the jobless rate lifted to 3.7 per cent and around 4000 jobs were lost from the economy.

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ABC radio presenter Nicole Chvastek off air after lodging bullying claim

Longtime host of Victoria’s regional statewide drive program is on leave pending her Fair Work Commission claim, broadcaster says

The Guardian - AU

CPSU takes NT government to Fair Work Commission over public service pay offer

The union representing public servants is still in the dark about elements of a 2 per cent pay increase promised more than six months ago, with the NT government taken to the Fair Work Commission.

ABC News

Food delivery drivers are overworked and underpaid: Here’s how to help

A study shows the majority of transport gig workers rely on earnings to survive, but thousands are struggling on less than the minimum wage.

The New Daily

Unions raise wage theft worries, but aged-care providers promise to pass on pay rise

Catholic aged care providers are committing to pay rises for staff, but unions are concerned that some will try to short-change workers.

The New Daily

2023’s big battle: Inflation v Australia’s working poor

inflation and rising interest rates make Fair Work Commission's annual wage review a crucial decision as families face hip-pocket pain

The New Daily

Laura Tingle becomes ABC staff-elected director – as it happened

The 7.30 political correspondent will sit on the broadcaster’s board alongside chair Ita Buttrose

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Federal government backs wage increase for lowest-paid workers in line with inflation

The federal government has backed a wage rise for the nation's lowest paid workers in line with inflation, arguing they should not see their real wages go backwards.

The Guardian - AU

Australian employers say ‘excessive’ minimum wage rise in line with inflation could lead to recession

Claim comes as Albanese government argues Fair Work Commission should ‘ensure the real wages of Australia’s low-paid workers do not go backwards’

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Government appoints five union figures

The Albanese government has announced five union-linked appointments to the industrial umpire in a bid to "restore balance". The former Coalition

AAP

Government appoints union figures to industrial umpire

Union-linked appointments have been made to the Fair Work Commission in a bid to restore balance, the Albanese government says.

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AAP

ACTU pushing for 7 pct rise to minimum and award wages

More than two million workers on minimum and award wages should get a seven per cent pay rise to keep up with the rising cost of living, the ACTU argues.

The Guardian - AU

‘Simply about survival’: ACTU calls for 7% pay rise for lowest-paid workers to keep pace with inflation

Minimum hourly rate would rise to $22.88 – or $45,337 a year – if the Fair Work Commission grants the increase

The New Daily

Minister coy on inflation-linked minimum wage rise

Katy Gallagher is yet to indicate whether the government would advocate for a minimum wage increase that delivered a real rise amid high inflation.

ABC News

Fair Work Commission awards NSW rail workers 1 per cent pay increase above wage cap

The Fair Work Commission says a pay top-up for rail workers will not cause any detriment to the NSW government's budget, and Unions NSW says the government's pay position has been left "in tatters".

AAP

Train workers to get wage boost after tribunal ruling

The Fair Work Commission has decided in favour of the rail unions after a bitter and protracted wages dispute with the NSW government.

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