Australia News LIVE: Fair Work Commission raises minimum wage by 5.2 per cent; Greens call for a change in the energy market; RBA forecasts 7% inflation by the end of 2022
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Executive Director Andrew McKellar says a 5.2% increase in the minimum wage will be a “considerable burden” on businesses, while Treasurer Jim Chalmers has welcomed to measure. McKellar argued that companies would have problems with another increase in operating costs. “We don’t agree. We would say that right now …