Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 9, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images
Australians’ pay packets grew again at the end of 2025, but new data shows many workers are still worse off due to high inflation.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8 percent in the December 2025 quarter, taking annual wage growth to 3.4 percent.
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