Both Anthony Albanese and the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, campaigned in Victoria this morning.
The prime minister visited an early learning center in Melbourne, arguing for an increase in the minimum and awards salaries that exceed inflation.
“We want the Australian people to vote for higher wages and lower taxes, not the lower salary coraltiion plan and higher taxes,” Albanese said.
“It is a fairly simple choice that Australians face.”
Early childhood educators were highlighted and old care workers, as workers who have benefited from government efforts to boost wages for workers with less payment.
“Together with the elderly care workers who have received a salary increase of 28 percent, we have legislated for a salary increase of 15 percent for early educators,” he said.
“We know both sectors, they simply were not paid enough.
“Those feminized industries were undervalued. Unless we raise wages, we would not have a workforce to take care of these people,” he said.
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The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, said that the coalition also supports salary increases, while trying to encourage investment in companies.
“We support salary increases, of course we do it,” he said.
“Families have retreated under this government.
“The prime minister, Mr. Albanese, can talk about the presentation of wages: real wages have dropped under this government.”
