MPs Debate as Australia Set for Minimum Wage Increase on July 1

An Australian politician told parliament that continual wage rises under Labor were a sign the nation was in financial distress.

Australian dollars are seen in an illustration photo Feb. 8, 2018. Daniel Munoz/Reuters

Federal Labor has been accused of taking a symptom of its poor economic management, and just repackaging it as a gift to the people of Australia.

The claims were made by Member for Casey Aaron Violi during Parliament on June 24, as part of the debate around increasing the nation’s minimum wage.