Australians' living standards face the greatest threat in a generation: report

By Gareth Hutchens
Updated April 24 2015 - 4:15pm, first published 3:44pm
Australian commuters are now spending an extra hour a week travelling to and from work, a new report has found. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Australian commuters are now spending an extra hour a week travelling to and from work, a new report has found. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Australian commuters are now spending an extra hour a week travelling to and from work, a new report has found. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Australian commuters are now spending an extra hour a week travelling to and from work, a new report has found. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Australian commuters are now spending an extra hour a week travelling to and from work, a new report has found. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Australian commuters are now spending an extra hour a week travelling to and from work, a new report has found. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Australian commuters are now spending an extra hour a week travelling to and from work, a new report has found. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Australian commuters are now spending an extra hour a week travelling to and from work, a new report has found. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer

Australians' living standards face the greatest threat in a generation, with no signs of strong wage growth, longer unpaid commuting times and a rise in workforce casualisation putting more pressure on middle- and lower-income households than they have faced in 20 years.

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