House debates
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Questions without Notice
Economy
2:33 pm
Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) | Hansard source
When it comes to living standards, there are two issues we've seen this week: a 4.7 per cent increase for those people on the minimum wage, taking it, for the first time, to above a thousand dollars. They say, 'What's that got to do with living standards?'—people's wages; people earning more!
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