Labor may accelerate industrial relations reforms to ‘get wages moving’, Anthony Albanese says

Prime minister tells National Press Club government could potentially take further action' if no consensus reached at jobs and skills summit

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Anthony Albanese has suggested Labor could accelerate industrial relations reforms, adding to its election policies to get wages moving" without [waiting] for everyone to agree on everything".

The prime minister made the remarks at the National Press Club, as Labor opened the door to multi-employer pay deals to shrink the gender pay gap and further bargaining changes ahead of the jobs and skills summit on Wednesday.

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