Australians to Receive First Round of Living Cost Relief in July

Shoppers walk around Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, Australia, on June 7, 2022. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images

A significant number of Australian households will receive some cost-of-living relief within weeks as federal government policies start to take effect.

Starting from July 1, hundreds of thousands of aged care employees across the country will see their minimum wage increase by 15 percent.