Greens Push Labor on Whether New $1,000 per Week Minimum Wage Is Enough
Greens Senator Barbara Pocock argues the 4.75 percent rise isn't enough as Labor's Murray Watt acknowledges ongoing inflation issues.
TL;DR
- The Fair Work Commission increased Australia's minimum wage by 4.75 percent.
- This means a minimum wage job will now pay over $1,000 per week.
- Greens Senator Barbara Pocock questioned the adequacy of the increase.
- The rise is between employer and union proposed amounts.
- It falls short of the federal government's goal to exceed the inflation rate.