Summary: June quarter wage growth down significantly; annual growth rate back below 2%; public sector wage increases partially offset private sector; “informal sector” bears brunt, offsets increases from enterprise agreement and award-based jobs, ABS underutilisation rate points to continued slowdown; “smaller or partially-deferred minimum wage rises, wage freezes, wage cuts” expected. After unemployment increased and wage growth slowed during the GFC, a resources investment boom prompted a temporary recovery...