Greens Push Labor on Whether New $1,000 per Week Minimum Wage Is Enough

Australian dollar coins and banknotes in Melbourne, Australia on April 4, 2024. AAP Image/Joel CarrettLabor Minister Murray Watt and Greens Senator Barbara Pocock have failed to see eye-to-eye over the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) 4.75 percent increase to Australia’s minimum wage.The increase means a minimum wage job in Australia will pay just over $1,000 a week.