We look at the latest ABS data in wages and the most recent ME Bank survey on Financial Comfort.
https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/6345.0Jun%202019?OpenDocument
https://www.mebank.com.au/news/household-financial-comfort-report/
Some charts from Westpac IQ: https://westpaciq.westpac.com.au/wibiqauthoring/_uploads/file/Australia/2019/August/Q2Wages-FI.pdf
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