{
  "id": 6180184,
  "title": "Australia’s public sector boom is hiding living standards collapse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/australias-public-sector-boom-is-hiding-living-standards-collapse",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T22:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/australias-public-sector-boom-is-hiding-living-standards-collapse/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With the release of the latest ABS Wage Price Index data came news that real wages were once again contracting on an annual basis, despite headline inflation remaining suppressed by the Albanese government’s cut to the fuel excise tax. As one might imagine, wage growth varied widely by industry, with the healthcare and social assistance The post Australia’s public sector boom is hiding living…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}