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Minimum wage rise will deliver first above-inflation increase in years

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Millions of Australian workers will pocket an above-inflation wage increase within weeks. The Fair Work decision is intended to correct a decline in real wages among the lowest paid, but employers are questioning whether it will be sustainable.
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