CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 19 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Subjects: new wages data, share markets, CSIRO, EPBC reform, COP31
Patricia Karvelas:
Treasurer, welcome to Afternoon Briefing.
Jim Chalmers:
Thanks very much, Patricia.
Karvelas:
New wages data out today, the public sector wages are accelerating and they're significantly outpacing pay rises in the private sector. Wages are generally holding steady, though. Is that a concern to you, the fact that there's such a big disconnect?
Chalmers:
First of all, I'd say it's incredibly encouraging news that we've now had 2 consecutive years of annual real wages growth. Eight quarters in a row of real wages growth, remembering that real wages were fallin...