The Coalition has criticised the plan, saying the minimum wage has been rising in line with the cost of living, and that an increase could make businesses unprofitable.
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has announced a long-awaited policy to increase the minimum wage but has not specified a figure for his proposed ‘living wage’.
Labor's two-pronged approach will include a review by the Fair Work Commission into what a 'living wage' would be before phasing the policy in. Image: News Corp Australia
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