CANBERRA, ACT, June 2 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:
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Joint press conference with
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Subjects: Fair Work Commission's annual wage review, tax legislation
Amanda Rishworth:
Well, today the government welcomes the Fair Work Commission's decision to award a 4.75percent increase to the 2.7million award‑reliant workers in this country. This represents a real wage increase supporting workers with cost‑of‑living pressures. Now many of these workers are low‑paid, predominantly women, work casually and are in industries like retail, healthcare, accommodation and food services. Now in addition to the 4.75percent ...