On Thursday, I presented data showing that real Australian wages have fallen by 10.3% since the Q2 2020 peak and were tracking at late 2021 levels as of Q3 2024 (latest available data). This calculation was derived by deflating the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) wage price index with the employer cost-of-living index. Separate data
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