Domestic violence help on the line in the NT with minimum wage increase set to stretch budgets more

Women and children escaping tumultuous homes in a part of Australia with the highest rate of domestic violence may not get the help they need following this month’s ruling to raise the minimum wage by at least $40 a week.

The Fair Work Commission decision sets the pay of at least 2.7 million Australians to keep pace with recent inflation spikes, but in the DV sector it means already tight budgets will be further stretched.

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