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Josh Frydenberg, Treasurer

“[The] real minimum wage has gone up under us every year. Under the Labor Party, it actually went backwards.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Fair call

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Frydenberg's claim is a fair call. The minimum wage, as set by the Fair Work Commission, has increased at a faster rate than both inflation and the average wage on an annual basis since 2014-15, the first full financ…