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Jim Chalmers’ shocking wages lies

August 14, 2024 - 07:00 -- Admin

As expected, Treasurer Jim Chalmers was quick to spin Wednesday’s poor wage growth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as a resounding success: The reality is that annual real wages have fallen for two consecutive quarters, tracking 7.2% below their June 2022 peak: Australian real wages are now tracking at mid-2010 levels. This

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