Brisbane Times | Pay best in the west, gender gap gets wider Brisbane Times Mining workers now earn almost twice as much as workers in manufacturing. West Australians now average 24 per cent bigger pay packets than Victorians. And soaring mining and construction wages have widened the gender gap in earnings. Latest figures ... Queensland wages overtake NSW for first time but mining jobs mean men now ... Victorians left behind as average weekly wage rises 5.3 per cent |
