Published: April 06, 2021
The Morrison government’s opposition to a real wage rise shows that whether the economy is weak or strong, they believe workers should get less
Australians are getting accustomed to contradictory economic messages from the federal government. The economy has miraculously recovered when the government announces cuts to jobkeeper and the coronavirus supplement. But it’s on the precipice of collapse when the government argues against a significant increase in the minimum wage. The only consistent thread in the government’s approach is that whether the economy is weak or strong, workers should get less.
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