Peter Riley<p>$23.23 per hour<br>“The National <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinimumWage</span></a> applies to employees not covered by an award or registered agreement. This is the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minimumpay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minimumpay</span></a> rate provided by the Fair Work Act 2009 and is reviewed each year. As of 1 July 2023 the National Minimum Wage is $23.23 per hour or $882.80 per week.”<br><a href="https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/</span><span class="invisible">minimum-wages</span></a></p><p>“inflation has slowed to two-year lows of 3.4% from a peak of 8.4%.”<br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/australia-recommend-minimum-wage-rise-line-with-inflation-2024-03-24/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/markets/australia-</span><span class="invisible">recommend-minimum-wage-rise-line-with-inflation-2024-03-24/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minimumwage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minimumwage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wageslavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wageslavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overworked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overworked</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/underpaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>underpaid</span></a></p>