Australian Median Wage in May 2025.
Median weekly earnings were $1,887.00 for Full Time employees.
$1,994.00 for males.
$1,758.00 for females.
Median weekly earnings were $1,436.00 for all employees.
$1,674.00 for males.
$1,250.00 for females.
Source:
Released 23/01/2026.
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-working-conditions/employee-earnings-and-hours-australia/may-2025
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Australian Median Wage in May 2025.
Median weekly earnings were $1,887.00 for Full Time employees.
$1,994.00 for males.
$1,758.00 for females.
Median weekly earnings were $1,436.00 for all employees.
$1,674.00 for males.
$1,250.00 for females.
Source:
Released 23/01/2026.
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-working-conditions/employee-earnings-and-hours-australia/may-2025
All Employees; … Read the rest
Maximum basic rate for Austudy Allowance from 1 January 2026.
These figures show the Maximum basic rate for the 2026 Austudy Allowance, the fortnightly increase, and the previous 2025 rate.
Family Situation:
Single: $677.20 up by $13.90 pf from $663.30 in 2025.
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Maximum basic rate for Austudy Allowance from 1 January 2026.
These figures show the Maximum basic rate for the 2026 Austudy Allowance, the fortnightly increase, and the previous 2025 rate.
Family Situation:
Single: $677.20 up by $13.90 pf from $663.30 in 2025.
Single, … Read the rest
From 1 January 2026, the Carer Allowance will see their payments increase to $162.60 per fortnight.
This an increase of $3.30 per fortnight, from the 2025 rate of $159.30.
This is for the Carer Allowance, not the Carer Payment.
Source: https://www.dss.gov.au/income-support-payments/social-security-indexation
Maximum Youth Allowance basic rate from 1 Jan 2026.
These figures show the 2025 rate and the new 2026 rate, for each category of family situation.
Single, no children, under 18, living at home.
From $410.30 to $418.90.
Under 18, living away from home.… Read the rest
Maximum Youth Allowance basic rate from 1 Jan 2026.
These figures show the 2025 rate and the new 2026 rate, for each category of family situation.
Single, no children, under 18, living at home.
From $410.30 to $418.90.
Under 18, living away from home.… Read the rest
Barn Laid eggs should be much more popular than Cage Laid eggs, as the price difference is so minimal.
Rather than pay 46 cents for each Cage Laid egg, have you considered paying an extra 1 cent each, to get Barn Laid eggs for 47 … Read the rest
On 3Â June 2025, the Fair Work Commission announced it will raise the national minimum wage by 3.5% from 1 July 2025, taking the permanent workers minimum wage to $24.95 per hour, or $948.00 a week for full-time workers.
The new National Minimum Wage will apply … Read the rest
On 3Â June 2025, the Fair Work Commission announced it will raise the national minimum wage by 3.5% from 1 July 2025, taking the permanent workers minimum wage to $24.95 per hour, or $948.00 a week for full-time workers.
The new National Minimum Wage will apply … Read the rest
Australia has one nuclear reactor, the OPAL reactor located in Lucas Heights, Sydney. This reactor is a multi-purpose reactor used for research, medical isotope production, and industrial applications.
This Heavy Water reactor (HIFAR) operated between 1958 and 2007.
Australia’s nuclear ban was introduced in … Read the rest
One modern Nuclear Power Plant is the Westinghouse AP300.
The Westinghouse AP300 is a smaller version of its innovative AP1000 nuclear reactor and is set to be operational by 2027.
The cost of AP300 is expected to be around $1 billion per unit, and … Read the rest
Coalition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a plan to allow first-time buyers of newly built homes to be able to deduct mortgage payments from income taxes if he is elected on 3 May 2025.
The policy would mean a family on average incomes would be
… Read the restA solar panel rebate program for Queensland rental properties, announced by the Liberal National Party, in 2024, will roll out by the end of 2025, aiming to save renters up to $700 a year on power bills.
The state government’s … Read the rest
