Does the Coalition want higher wages or not?

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By Leith van Onselen

Late last year, Treasurer Scott Morrison bemoaned Australia’s anaemic wages growth and practically begged companies to pay their workers more:

Treasurer Scott Morrison has stepped up calls for employers to turn increasing profits into higher wages to help end the record run of flat wages growth.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.