QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator GROGAN (South Australia—Deputy Government Whip in the Senate) (14:47): Australians are doing it tough right now, and cost-of-living pressures continue to impact families all around the country. Boosting wages of working Australians is one of the best ways to help those people with cost-of-living pressures. Can the minister please tell us why it is important to keep wages increasing, and what are the barriers to further wage increases into the future?