Boosting incomes main priority of jobs summit despite fall in real wages

Gerard Cockburn
Updated August 17 2022 - 4:33pm, first published 4:30pm
Employment Minister Tony Burke and Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Employment Minister Tony Burke and Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Boosting incomes and productivity will be cornerstone goals of Labor's upcoming jobs and skills summit, despite concessions real wages were falling back due to surging inflation.

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Gerard Cockburn

Gerard Cockburn

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