Trade surplus hits record $16 billion
Payroll jobs rose have risen, while booming coal and natural gas exports drove an increase in the trade surplus in May.
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Job ads show first fall in five months
Ahead of the release of payroll figures and the latest data on Australia's trade surplus, job advertisements are showing potential signs of decline.
Vic MPs awarded 2.75 per cent pay rise
Every Victorian state MP will receive a 2.75 per cent pay rise from July after a decision by an independent tribunal.
Minimum wage rise the right decision: PM
Despite business concern over a rise in the minimum wage in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the move was the correct one.
Low-paid workers set for 5.2 pct pay rise
The Fair Work Commission has recommended a 5.2 per cent pay rise for Australia's low-paid workers, equating to an extra $40 a week.
New govt backs pay rise in wage submission
The minimum wage should be set at a rate which ensures low-paid workers' incomes do not go backwards, the government has argued to the Fair Work Commission.
Sluggish wage growth won’t stop rate rises
The Australian Bureau of Statistics said its wage price index rose by an annual rate of 2.4 per cent, less than half the rate of inflation.
Labor focuses on wages but avoids target
Anthony Albanese has used a Labour Day march to spruik his plan for stronger wages under Labor to thousands of unionists in Brisbane.