Australian Opposition Leader Resists Guaranteeing Wage Increase

Australian opposition Labor leader Anthony Albanese debates on live television ahead of the federal election, during the second leaders' debate of the 2022 federal election campaign at the Nine studio in Sydney, Australia, on May 8, 2022. Alex Ellinghausen - Pool/Getty Images

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has resisted promising an increase to average wages in Australia if he wins power at the next election.

One of the key pillars of the centre-left Labor Party’s attack on the incumbent government’s performance has been slow wage growth in recent years.