Australia has raised the minimum wage by 5.2% to help workers cope with rising costs of living and inflation.
According to the country's pay commission, this was due to a severe shortage of workers in some jobs as well as rising inflation.
Accordingly, the minimum national wage will increase to $ 21.38.
Thus, the lowest paid employee will receive an additional $ 40 a week.
The Wages Commission said the increase was in line with forecasts that inflation in Australia would rise to around 6% soon.
This salary increase is effective from the 1st of next month.
It will benefit about 2 million employees in Australia.
At the last election, the then Leader of the Opposition, the current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, said that if he came to power he would give a 5.1% salary increase.
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