Senate debates
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Questions without Notice
Wages and Salaries
3:34 pm
Jess Walsh (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Early Childhood Education) | Hansard source
Thank you, Senator Whiteaker, for all of your support for young workers in WA and workers across the country. This week's data confirms that wages are growing under Labor. Wages are up by 3.2 per cent over the year, and real wages are up in the quarter as well. That matters for young workers. The young Australians who are starting—
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