sorry missed this one Paul, as Labor has it in the bag, LNP conseding defeat we will get a lift in the minimum wage
FEW complain about tax breaks for the rich
But get into it over true needy getting wage justice, weird stuff

Ah, I see folks - that our resident reprobate is back with
his usual oiled attacks.
ttbn laid off for a while but he just can't
help himself. He's got an itch that he can't help
scratching as far as I'm concerned. I really get to him it
seems but he always gets it wrong. The gender pay gap
that The Guardian quoted was given by the government
agency - WGEA ( Work Place Gender Equality Agency).

Never mind - keep on trying - if it makes you feel better.
This is the only place where you get to be boss. I
understand.

But get into it over true needy getting wage justice, weird stuff
Belly,
Cutting the top salaries by tens of thousands would do a hell of a lot more for the needy than giving them some meagre sum. Btw. how much will they get under Labor ?

Increasing the minimum wage is a decision to favour some workers by causing others to loose jobs and/or working hours. Since unions represent workers their concern is with the employed, not those seeking jobs and not those who loose jobs. Only workers pay union dues.

An experiment on increasing minimum wages has been running in Seattle, USA. After a succession of enforced wage increases, studies have shown that the net effect was negative for low-wage earners.

http://www.nber.org/papers/w23532.pdf

"we conclude that the second wage increase to $13 reduced hours worked in low-wage jobs by 6-7 percent, while hourly wages in such jobs increased by 3 percent. Consequently, total payroll for such jobs decreased, implying that the Ordinance lowered the amount paid to workers in low-wage jobs by an average of $74 per month per job in 2016."

Belly, Foxy, Paul1405,
Do you know by how much the minimum wage & old age pension will go up if Labor gets in ?

Yes. Wages and perhaps pensions will go up. But, so will taxes, refugees and illegal immigrants; there will be huge spending on climate change and consequently, a trashing of industry. On the other hand, the Coalition says it will cut income tax, but what will they tax to make up for it?

750,000 unemployed now. Heaps more from immigrants and illegals. Huge jump in welfare.

We don't have much choice this election. The only real difference is border protection. But who can be sure that that difference will remain? And both sides will sell off as much of Australia to China as they can. Im sticking with 'None of these'. At least I'll have a clear conscience.