Minimum wage increases

National minimum wage increases to $23.23 per hour (up from $21.38) or $882.80 per week.

3 July, 2023

Hurting who it’s supposed to protect: the pitfalls of restricted hours for student visa holders

Instead of allowing overseas students to continue to bolster their income so they can support themselves while filling critical labour shortages, students now face an anxious time worrying how to make ends meet.

19 June, 2023

Minimum wage increases

National minimum wage increases to $21.38 per hour, or $812.60 per week, based on 38-hour week.

1 July, 2022

Australia’s minimum wage to rise

Fair Work Commission to lift the national minimum wage by 5.2 per cent and award wages by 4.6 per cent.

15 June, 2022

Minimum wage increases today

National minimum wage increases to $19.84 per hour (up from $19.49), or $753.80 per week (up from $740.80).

1 July, 2020

Australia’s minimum wage to rise

National minimum wage to increase by 1.75 per cent, with cleaners to be included in first phasing of award rise.

19 June, 2020

Minimum wage rise kicks in today

Australia’s new national minimum wage has increased to $19.49 per hour or $740.80 per week.

1 July, 2019

Labor pledges wage theft crackdown

Labor proposes new small claims jurisdiction to sit alongside Fair Work Commission to combat wage theft.

15 May, 2019