One of the looser assertions that has gained traction over recent years is that the previous Coalition government ran a deliberate strategy of wage suppression.
The genesis of this claim is an interview then-finance minister Mathias Cormann gave to Sky News in March 2019 in which he stated a basic economic principle - wages adjust to economic conditions.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
