Rn Drive - Separate Stories Podcast

Base wages rose by an average of 0.7 per cent over the March quarter or just short of 2.5 per cent over the past year but you'd be forgiven if you missed it. Why? Wages still trail the more than 5 per cent jump in the cost of living over the same period, cementing the place of wages and cost of living in debate over the final days of the campaign. Guest: Simon Birmingham, Finance Minister