Minimum wage win for workers; Ed Husic questions Aukus deal; and Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday

Fair Work’s Justice Adam Hatcher announces lowest ongoing wage rate for employees will climb from nearly $24.95 an hour to $26.44. • Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here , and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter . Good afternoon. Nearly 3 million workers in Australia will receive a 4.75% pay rise, while about 100,000 of the country’s lowest paid will receive a higher 6% increase, after the Fair Work Commission handed down its annual minimum wage decision. ‘Not the deal promised’: Labor’s Ed Husic questions Aukus pact that will deliver secondhand subs Prosecutors drop one charge of indecent assault against Alan Jones in high-profile case Dog rescued from island off Australian coast after being swept into ocean California’s conservative Huntington Beach could get a gay, Democratic congressman Minnesota Republicans rebuked for moment of silence for George Floyd’s killer Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni return to court a month after reaching settlement Continue reading...