Budget puts wage growth back in spotlight

By Matt Coughlan
Updated May 12 2021 - 3:29pm, first published 3:24pm
Massive spending in the budget is justified because of the ongoing pandemic, Scott Morrison says.
Massive spending in the budget is justified because of the ongoing pandemic, Scott Morrison says.

Australia's record low wage growth looms as a critical political battleground with the Morrison government pinning pay rises on driving down unemployment.

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