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Refer to the graph on the previous page - real wages have increased since the early 1990's (after having fallen a bit in the 1980's, somewhat ironically mostly as a result of Bob Hawke's Prices and Incomes Accord). It's quite a strong link I think you will find. Well after 7 and a bit years...

True. Real Wages have increased over the last decade - quite markedly according to that graph. Though the graph also shows that we've slipped a bit in the last couple of years (so Bayview might actually have a point). See: "THE 2014-15 BUDGET AND SUSTAINING BROAD BASED GROWTH IN LIVING...

Free to air p*rn on the ABC late at night -> baby boom in precisely the sort of people we want to breed.

Pot. Kettle. Black. A very selective view on recent Australian economic history imo.

Yeah, I think it was always going to happen at some point. We've had 30 years now of almost continuous reforms in one form or another that have cut across just about all aspects of society dating back to Hawke / Keating in the 1980's. The Accord > Enterprise Bargaining > Individual Contracts...