Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. The Reserve Bank of Australia has today said that growth in labour market incomes had been unusually weak and 'if it were to persist, would have implications for consumption growth and the risks posed by the level of household debt'. Given this comment, Prime Minister, why is the government threatening demand and the economy by supporting pay cuts for Australians?

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