Minimum wage workers in Australia have been given a 6% pay rise, taking them to $A1000 ($NZ1207) a week. The new minimum hourly rate is $A 26.44 -- equivalent to $NZ 32.04 per hour.

I was surprised to learn that from a population of 28m, only 100,000 people were on minimum wage.

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/minimum-wage-australia-tops-1000-week-stoking-inflation-fears

#AU #MinimumWage