Australia's lowest-paid workers are to receive a 2.4 per cent pay rise following a decision by the Fair Work Commission.It lifted the minimum wage to $17.70 an hour - but not everybody is celebrating the decision.
From July 1st, Australia's lowest-paid workers will be better off by around $15.80 a week.
The Fair Work Commission said a healthy economic climate, including low unemployment and inflation, had provided the opportunity for a modest increase to the national minimum wage.
The commission noted Australia's low-paid workers were relatively worse off than they were a decade ago, and said some were living below the poverty line.
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