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ACTU, Labor call for $45 rise in minimum wage

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Australia's trade unions have launched a campaign pushing for a major hike in the country's minimum wage. Labor plans to back the Australian Council of Trade Unions in petitioning the Fair Work Commission for an increase, just one month after the independent umpire cut Sunday penalty rates. Business groups say the ambitious wage request would be more than employers can afford.



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