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University of Melbourne economics professor Mark Wooden, who has studied addiction among the homeless, said smokers were were switching to alternatives like illegal loose leaf tobacco.
Australia s lowest-paid workers are expected to get a 6 per cent pay rise - or a weekly boost of $49 - to wages rise in line with inflation. But a former industrial umpire said it would mean job losses.
Employers have warned that a 7 per cent minimum wage rise will drive up prices in the retail and hospitality sectors, forcing the RBA to jack up interest rates.
Employers and economists have warned the 7 per cent minimum wage rise demanded by unions would make it impossible to contain inflation, pushing the nation into recession.
The country’s largest business organisation will call for an increase for 2.6 million minimum award workers of 3.5 per cent - its biggest claim for decades.
Claims by Labor that workforce casualisation has increased have been exposed, with official data showing the share of workers in casual jobs has drifted lower.