Aged care workers have welcomed news of their first significant pay increase in years but warn much more is needed

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2022-11-05

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The industrial umpire has handed hundreds of thousands of workers a 15 percent pay increase. But unions are pushing for a bigger bump warning the sector will collapse without it
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