Govt, industries call for minimum boost to minimum wage

The Morrison government has cautioned against a major increase in Australia’s minimum wage, citing concerns about job creation.

$3 an hour prompts minimum wage push for fruit pickers

The federal agriculture minister says some farmers are a “cancer in agriculture that need to be weeded out” after revelations some fruit pickers were paid as little as $3 an hour, prompting a union push to impose a minimum wage on the sector.

One ad offered $8 an hour for a nail technician. Photo: AAP/James Gourley

Low pay ads target migrant workers

Job advertisements offering below minimum wage have highlighted rampant wage theft from migrant workers in Australia.

Minimum wage to increase but some workers will have to wait

Australia’s lowest-paid workers are set to get $13 more a week, but the pay rise won’t kick in until next year for some of them.

Australian fashion brands use foreign workers paid 62 cents an hour: report

Paying for essentials like food, housing, healthcare and education should be covered by a basic living wage, but some Australia-based brands aren’t ensuring that for workers making their clothes in foreign countries, a new report says.

Low paid workers get $22.20 pay rise

Australia’s two million lowest paid workers will receive a $22.20 a week pay rise.