A significant number of Australian households will receive some cost-of-living relief within weeks as federal government policies start to take effect. Starting from July 1, hundreds of thousands of aged care employees across the country will see their minimum wage increase by 15 percent. The huge pay rise will apply to those directly working in…

The federal Labor government has been accused of failing lower-income Australians after deciding not to increase the Jobseeker rate, as well as rental assistance. Greens leader Adam Bandt said the decision showed Labor did not care about the Aussie battler. “Labor is forcing people to live in poverty while giving a $9,000-year tax cut to…