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Minimum wage rises more than inflation in 'particularly challenging' decision

Australia's minimum wage will increase by 5.97 per cent, and minimum award workers will get a 4.75 per cent pay boost, in the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) annual wage review. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesJun 2, 2026, 12:43 AM
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ABC AustraliaJun 2, 2026, 12:43 AM

Minimum wage rises more than inflation in 'particularly challenging' decision

Australia's minimum wage will increase by 5.97 per cent, and minimum award workers will get a 4.75 per cent pay boost, in the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) annual wage review.

The GuardianJun 2, 2026, 12:26 AM

About 3 million workers on minimum wage to receive 4.75% pay rise in Fair Work Commission ruling

Unions had demanded 6% pay increase for lowest paid after war in Middle East pushed inflation higher Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Nearly 3 million workers will receive a 4.75% pay rise, while about 100,000 of the country’s lowest paid will receive a higher 6% increase, after the Fair Work Commission handed down its annual minimum wage decision. Announcing the 4.75% decision on Tuesday morning applicable to the roughly 2.8 million workers on award wages, the Fair Work Commission’s president, Justice Adam Hatcher, announced that the lowest ongoing wage rate for employees would climb from nearly $24.95 an hour, to $26.44 – a lift of just under 6%. Continue reading...

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