The data collection for this pre-dates the imp[act of the coronavirus on Australia

  • the survey reference period ended February 21

As such it'll provide a picture of how wage growth was progressing going into the crisis. TL;DR version of wage growth in Oz is slow even before the virus impact.

Australia Wage Price Index for Q1 2020

  • expected 0.5% q/q, prior 0.5%
  • expected 2.1% y/y, prior 2.2%