Labor Lobbies Fair Work for Wage Increases in Cost-of-Living Election Battle

Labor has made a submission to a Fair Work review into wages, aimed at sweetening the vote from low earners.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at a doorstop during Lunar New Year celebrations at Eastwood Plaza in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 4, 2023. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Cost of living appears to be the major battleground of the 2025 Australian election campaign, with yet another move aimed at cash-strapped Aussies.

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took his campaign to Victoria, he announced Labor had made a submission to the independent Fair Work Commission’s annual wages review to push for pay rises for workers on lower incomes.