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The false hope offered by talk of a living wage

  • Written by John Freebairn, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne
The false hope offered by talk of a living wageSupporters outside the offices of the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne on Friday, June 1, 2018 after it lifted the minimum wage by 3.5%JOE CASTRO/AAP

Labor is promising a “living wage” rather than a “minimum wage” if elected.

It will ask the Fair Work Commission to first determine what wage would offer a “decent...

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