Wages growth

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Reserve Bank tipped to hold interest rate but economists split on when cuts will start
Pundits and investors expect the RBA to leave its cash rate unchanged at 4.35% when the board meets on Tuesday

Peter Hannam and Luca Ittimani

18, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Australian workers’ productivity drops 3.7% as employment surges and investment slows
Wage growth from higher employment and hours worked without output gains could fan inflation, Productivity Commission warns

Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

29, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Wages are finally on the way up, but there’s a long way to go before workers feel relief | Grogonomics
After three brutal years for households, concerns higher wages would drive up inflation and thus interest rates appear overblown

Greg Jericho

21, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Australia records 4.2% annual wage growth, outstripping inflation for the first time in three years
Treasurer says highest annual growth since 2009 ‘encouraging’ but expresses concern over non-compete clauses for employees

Amy Remeikis

21, Feb, 2024 @5:31 AM

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Australia’s employers expect wages to grow faster than inflation in 2024, survey finds
Report says workers can expect to earn 3.7% more by the end of the year, up from 2.6% annual growth expected three months ago

Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

19, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Australia’s cost-of-living crisis isn’t about the price of groceries. It’s about wealth distribution | John Quiggin
Making goods cheaper isn’t going to fix the fact that income has shifted to the top 10%

John Quiggin

08, Jan, 2024 @12:59 AM

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Jim Chalmers’ lucky budget surplus is no comfort to workers whose pay is shrinking | Greg Jericho
It’s hard to get excited about Myefo figures when median earnings fell, stage-three tax cuts remain sacrosanct and there are no new measures to relieve cost-of-living pressures

Greg Jericho

14, Dec, 2023 @1:57 AM

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Stage set for national cabinet clash over GST – as it happened
This blog is now closed.

Stephanie Convery and Emily Wind (earlier)

01, Dec, 2023 @6:26 AM

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The past financial year was brutal for household incomes – and it seems the recovery isn’t coming anytime soon | Greg Jericho
Household disposable income fell 5.1% across the country, meaning our living standards have been smashed

Greg Jericho

22, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Australians won’t experience real income growth until end of 2024, RBA forecasts
Domestic economy ‘more resilient than previously expected’, Reserve Bank says in quarterly statement

Peter Hannam

10, Nov, 2023 @12:35 AM

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Victorian government wants Labor’s wage theft bill to cover ‘reckless’ underpayments
Allan government says federal laws are ‘likely to render’ Victoria’s laws redundant, as Minerals Council announces multimillion-dollar campaign against bill

Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

26, Oct, 2023 @1:01 AM

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Housing deal struck – as it happened
This blog is now closed.

Caitlin Cassidy and Amy Remeikis (earlier)

11, Sep, 2023 @8:29 AM

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