cost of living
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Wages
Minimum wage rise a win for health workers
Australia’s lowest‑paid workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise from July 1, lifting the national minimum wage to $26.44 an…
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Industry & Reform
What was in the budget for Australians’ health
This year’s federal budget delivers stability rather than sweeping reform in health, with most new funding directed to hospitals, medicines…
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Wages
NSW nurses’ pay lifted after landmark ruling
NSW nurses and midwives will receive their largest pay rise in decades after the Industrial Relations Commission ruled the professions…
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Wages
Calls for financial relief for nurses and midwives amid fuel crisis
Unions say soaring fuel prices and local shortages are making it harder for nurses, midwives and aged care workers to…
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Industry & Reform
Cost affects 3 in 4 Australians’ health decisions
An increasing number of Australians’ healthcare decisions are being impacted by cost of living pressures, new research has found, with women and…
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Wages
‘National scandal’: Only 1-in-100 rentals are affordable for essential workers
Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia…
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Wages
Tax cuts from July 1: how you’ll benefit
From taxes and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will…
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Industry & Reform
Independent MPs and unions push for housing enquiry
Independent MPs and unions have formed an alliance in an effort to get a parliamentary inquiry into how the New…
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News
Cost of living measures take effect this month
Billion of dollars worth of cost of living measures will this month begin flowing through for millions of Australians feeling…
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