Senator KETTER (Queensland) (14:01): My question is to Senator Brandis, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister, who, on deposing former Prime Minister Tony Abbott 12 months ago, said, 'Ultimately, the Prime Minister has not been capable of providing the economic leadership our nation needs.' The Australian Bureau of Statistics most recent Wage Price Index shows the total hourly rates of pay, excluding bonuses, grew by only 2.1 per cent in the year to June. Can the minister confirm that this is the slowest rate of wages growth in the 20 years the ABS has been tracking this measure?
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