The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

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National Minimum Wage to rise 3.5 per cent following Annual Wage Review

The Fair Work Commission’s Expert Panel today announced the National Minimum Wage and award wages will increase by 3.5 per cent from 1 July 2025, following the 2024-25 Annual Wage Review.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 June 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Backing a wage rise for low-paid workers

The Albanese Labor Government is backing another pay rise for low-paid workers to help with the cost of living.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 16 May 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

More jobs, low unemployment and lower inflation under Labor

The Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver more jobs, with ABS Labour Force data today showing a record number of Australians in paid work and unemployment remaining low.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 May 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

A year and a half of annual real wages growth

New data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics shows that annual real wages have grown for 18 months in a row under the Albanese Labor Government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 May 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Cracking down on non-compete clauses to boost wages and productivity

The Albanese Government is taking action to stop unfair non‑compete clauses that are holding back Australian workers from switching to better, higher‑paying jobs.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 March 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP

Unemployment remains low under Labor

Low unemployment has continued under the Albanese Government, according to ABS Labour Force figures for February released today.   

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 March 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

More Australians in a job than ever before

Today’s jobs numbers for January show the number of employed people in Australia reaching a record high of 14,634,300, with 64.6 per cent of the working age population now in a job and the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Press conference, Brisbane

SUBJECTS: Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut, real wages growth, Future Made in Australia.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 19 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Five quarters of annual real wage growth under Labor

New data released by the ABS today shows that real wages have now grown for five consecutive quarters under the Albanese Labor Government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Lowest average unemployment in half a century under Labor

Today’s jobs figures show the Albanese Government has the lowest average unemployment of any government in fifty years at the same time as inflation is down and wages are up. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 16 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

More Australians in work as festive season approaches

More Australians are working, and they are earning more under the Albanese Government, with more than a million new jobs created, a record for a parliamentary term, and nearly 400,000 of them in…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 12 December 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Jobs keep growing under Albanese Government

More jobs are being created in Australia, with job numbers continuing to grow according to the latest Labour Force Survey data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 November 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt