Submissions to FWA
Just bear in mind that should anyone want to make a submission to FWA then they are assessing the need for a rise in the award, which is a minimum entitlement, and so comparisons with the average australian wage are possibly not fruitful.
I fully understand that lots of guys and girls in GA are being paid at (or below!) the award, hence in reality the average GA wage may be very close to the award. And of course we'd all like to be paid something closer to the average australian income (or more... now there's a pipe dream).
I think Horatio has the right idea in comparing the change in the min wage vs change in the GA award over time. This would be good justification for substantial rise. Anyone know where to find historical CPI figures? I'm pretty darn sure the award over time hasnt kept pace with the cost of living but we need to SHOW it.