The Government is dropping its proposed social insurance scheme, dumping the biofuels mandate, and will only increase the minimum wage by the rate of inflation from April 1.
That still means the minimum wage will go up by $1.50 to $22.70 a hour.
It is part of a suite of changes Prime Minister Chris
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