Big business is thriving while workers struggle amidst cost of living crisis.
New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show working people are missing out, despite increased productivity and business profits doubling over the last year.
The figures come as working people in Australia have been crippled by a combination of wage stagnation and soaring cost of living, courtesy of the previous federal government.
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