30 June 2026 - Millions of Australians to Receive Pay Rise as New Financial Year Begins
Pay boost for millions of Australians arrives tomorrow
Adam Vidler (9News, 30/06/2025)
Millions of Australians will start taking home more cash from tomorrow when the Fair Work Commission's decision to increase the national minimum wage takes effect. Early last month, the commission ruled that the national minimum wage, and modern award minimum wages, should increase by 3.5 per cent. About three million people are estimated to stand to benefit from the increase from July 1. The current national minimum wage is $24.10 per hour, or $915.90 per week. A 3.5 increase will increase that to $24.94 an hour, or just over $30 more a week.
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1 July changes: minimum wage, Centrelink payments, parental leave, road fines and everything else coming for 2025-26
Cait Kelly and Sarah Basford Canales (The Guardian, 30/06/2025)
A wage increase for low-paid workers, changes to superannuation and significant reforms to the pension are part of sweeping changes being made on 1 July. The end of the financial year is typically when state and federal governments change a range of legislation, implementing new policies. This year there is a lot happening so let’s take a look at the big-ticket items. Good news for those on the bottom income line, the minimum wage will increase by 3.5%, to $948 per week or $24.95 per hour, based on a 38-hour work week. The changes are expected to impact 2.6 million and will apply from the first full pay after July 1.
The new financial year is here and with it comes several law changes. Here's what to know
Georgie Hewson (ABC News, 30/06/2025)
The new financial year is here and with it comes new laws, rules and payments that will effect Australian families and businesses. Here's a breakdown of all the changes coming your way from July 1. There are several changes to Australian road rules that will come into effect on the first day of July. Nationally, AI-powered surveillance cameras will be rolled out across the country to detect use of phones while driving. There will also be new speed limits for many states in response to increased road deaths.
Thousands of Australian uni students will now receive $331 a week for practical placements. But not everyone’s happy
Caitlin Cassidy (The Guardian, 29/06/2025)
Thousands of university and Tafe students will receive financial support to complete mandatory placements for the first time from Tuesday, in a major win for stakeholders who have spent years pushing the commonwealth to address “placement poverty”. But not all students are eligible for the payments, and others say the federal government hasn’t gone far enough to address a cost-of-living crisis facing young people. Here’s what you need to know.
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