Wages growth is no longer falling. That doesn't mean we have turned the corner | Greg Jericho

The government is focussing on seasonally adjusted wage figures as they look the ‘best’ – but even that is a sad state of affairs

The latest wages data from the bureau of statistics shows that while things are not getting worse, wages continue to grow at such weak levels that real wages are not budging at all, and it is now more than five years since Australian workers have seen any significant increase in their standard of living.

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