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Wages rise by 4.5% across the economy

Wage rises in private sector agreements approved in the March quarter hit 4.6%, with pay deals averaging 5.8% in the construction sector and a large agreement covering employees of the former ABC Learning childcare centres primarily responsible for pushing up the figure, DEEWR data released yesterday reveals.

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