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A snapshot of Australia by income, gender and work

  • Written by Helen Westerman, Business + Economy Editor, The Conversation
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At face value Australians are doing well. Since 2001 mean disposable income has increased by almost 32%, and weekly wages have been consistently rising.

But the majority of growth was prior to 2009. Since the global financial crisis household incomes have stagnated. And not...

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