Manufacturing Consent, Modern Style
Modern media doesn’t just report reality, it quietly shapes what you accept as true.
The Fair Work Decision will be welcomed by many but it comes at a significant cost to business. That will eventually flow on to the rest of us.
I can understand why those on lower incomes will be rejoicing at the Fair Work Commission decision to increase the minimum wage by 5.2 percent.
The decision will add another $40 per week to those on low incomes
That will bump the minimum weekly wage to $812.60 per week or $21.38 per hour.
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