1 July changes: minimum wage rises, payday super, parental leave tweaks and everything else coming for 2026–27

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The minimum wage will rise 4.75% to $26.44 per hour for 2.8 million award-reliant workers, while the lowest-paid 100,000 workers receive a 5.97% increase. Payday super becomes mandatory, requiring contributions within seven business days of each pay cycle instead of quarterly. Government-funded parental leave expands from 24 to 26 weeks, the lowest marginal tax rate falls from 16% to 15% for incomes $18,201–$45,000, and new grocery price-gouging laws will apply exclusively to Coles and Woolworths.