Pay
Three million workers are getting a pay rise. Here’s how it could affect you
About 180,000 people will see their hourly rate increase from $24.10 to $24.95 from July 1, but millions more workers on higher pay will also benefit.
- Olivia Ireland
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What you need to earn to be in the top 1 per cent in your Brisbane suburb
Find out how much the highest earning people in your suburb make each year.
- Marissa Calligeros and Craig Butt
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What you need to earn to be in your Melbourne suburb’s top 1 per cent
Toorak is Melbourne’s only suburb where the top 1 per cent earn more than $5 million a year on average. Use our interactive map to check out the data for your suburb.
- Cassandra Morgan and Craig Butt
Kat’s boss kept knocking back her pay rises. So she quit
More than half of us say we’d leave our job for a higher salary elsewhere, and many workers aren’t afraid to jump ship.
- Nina Hendy
What you need to earn to be in the top 1 per cent in your Perth suburb
The Australian suburb with the highest average income among its top 1 per cent is Cottesloe, at an eyewatering $16 million. See what the top 1 per cent earn in your suburb.
- Sarah Brookes and Craig Butt
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What you need to earn to be in the top 1 per cent in your Sydney suburb
In Bellevue Hill, top earners bring in an average of $7.5 million. Check out your suburb.
- Matt Wade and Craig Butt
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My boss wants me to ‘step up’ without any compensation. Is that fair?
Being asked to take on additional responsibilities at work can be an opportunity, but your employer could also be taking advantage of you.
- Jonathan Rivett
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Unions demand new wage theft tribunal as Labor vows to stop penalty rate changes
In a striking clash with Labor’s agenda, the Coalition will promise to slash taxes for small businesses.
- David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Perth daycares shut by mass walkout over unpaid wages, super
Families across Perth were left in the lurch on Monday after educators quit over months of late wages and unpaid super, with their union taking legal action.
- Emma Young
‘Strong case to act early’: 2800 axed Rivers, Millers, Katies staff granted pay reprieve
Thousands of women left out of a job following the collapse of Mosaic Brands will be able to access unpaid wages thanks to a last-resort government scheme.
- Jessica Yun
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