Queensland budget’s record health spending meaningless without wages boost, unions say

Pressure grows on state government to increase public sector salaries to meet cost of livingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingRecord health funding promised in the Queensland budget is meaningless without a wages policy that attracts essential workers and keeps pace with cost of living increases, unions say.Michael Clifford, the general secretary of the Queensland Council of Unions, said the 2022 budget surplus should b