Employment Minister: Trust us on wage growth

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The Morrison Government is under attack after the federal Budget forecast zero real wage growth for the next three financial years:

Budget parameters

A low wage future

Today, Employment Minister Stuart Robert has sought to assure Australians that wage growth will come once unemployment drops:

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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.