The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is warning that consumers will bear the brunt of the Fair Work Commission's lifting of the minimum wage.

Minimum wage workers have been awarded a pay increase of nearly six per cent, which will go into effect from July first.

people on the Minimum award will get a 4.75 per cent pay boost.

The Australian Council of Social Service supports the decision, but is calling for further action "to support people doing it tough."

Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine have killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more.

Air raid warnings have been in place across most of the country in the early hours of this morning.

It follows Moscow warning Ukraine it would launch "systematic strikes" in response to a drone attack last month on a dormitory in the Russian-held Luhansk region.

Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones will face one less criminal charge when he stands trial on indecent assault allegations later this year.

Prosecutors have dropped one of the criminal charges against him, less than two months before the start of his trial, reducing the number of complainants in his case

Mr Jones denies all allegations and is due to stand trial in August.

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has welcomed the Fair Work Commission's wage increase decision, labelling it "sustainable".

In its annual wage review, the commission has raised the national minimum wage by 5.97 per cent - with minimum award workers getting a 4.75 per cent pay boost.

The Australian Council of Social Service says it'll help ease the pressure on low-paid workers to cover their basic living costs.

But the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry argues it'll add to costs for small businesses

Ukrainian authorities say a major Russian attack has killed multiple people, damaged buildings, and left others feared trapped under rubble.

In the capital Kyiv, more than a dozen people have reportedly been injured, while thousands have sought refuge in underground metro stations.

Russia has warned that it intends to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in Kyiv and decision-making centres linked to the Ukrainian military.

The firefighters union says under-resourcing meant crews arrived too late to a fatal fire that claimed the life of three-year-old Jordan Dashwood in Melbourne yesterday.

The first truck arrived in nine and a half minutes and another shortly after due to the closest brigade in Tarneit being occupied at another incident.

The United Firefighters Union says Tarneit has been asking for a second truck for more than a decade.

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Australia's minimum wage will increase by 5.97 per cent, and minimum award workers will get a 4.75 per cent pay boost, in the Fair Work Commission's annual wage review.

The Fair Work Commission has increased the minimum wage and award rate. A

 major Russian attack has targeted Ukrainian capital Kyiv,with at least four people injured and an apartment block heavily ​damaged.

Northern Tasmanian brewer James Boag has announced it'll stop making beer in the state by November, ending 145 years of local production. 

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The Fair Work Commission has awarded a 4-point-7-5 per cent increase to the nation's lowest paid workers.The Ukrainian capital Kyiv is under a massive Russian air attack.  

And the UN's held an emergency meeting after Israel intensified its attacks in southern Lebanon. 

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Australia has more billionaires than ever before, according to analysis by Oxfam. But there is debate over whether taxing them more would be better for the country.

US President Donald Trump says peace talks with Iran are continuing, while also claiming  Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to "stop the shooting" in Lebanon.

Unions are hoping for a pay rise for minimum wage workers .. as the Fair Work Commission's annual wage review is handed down today.

And Queensland's health department is assisting police with investigations into an alleged planned attack on a school by a 13-year-old.

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Lebanon's embassy in the US says militant group Hezbollah has accepted a ceasefire deal, but there's confusion over exactly where negotiations are at.

The UK govermnent's released over a thousand documents about the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador the US.

Anti poverty organisaton Oxfam says Australia has 178 billionaires - a record number.

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