Editor-at-Large of The Australian Paul Kelly says Labor leader Bill Shorten is playing a ‘dangerous double game’ when it comes to wages. This week Labor handed a submission over to the Fair Work Commission urging it to give an above-inflation increase to the 2.2 million Australians on the minimum wage. However, Mr Shorten stopped short of supporting a $43-a-week increase to the minimum wage, a position advocated by the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Mr Kelly told Sky News the Labor leader is attempting to advocate that he will look after wages ‘while also being a sensible Labor PM who won't wreck the joint.'
