Trevor Sutherland had been given the biggest penalty ever handed down in NSW, but is poised to return to training.

Wage growth remains at a record low, but for some workers who suffered early pandemic pay cuts there was good news with their wages coming back up.

Lockdowns have been blamed for Victoria lagging behind on wage growth as the opposition attacks the government over another credit downgrade.

State of emergency powers would be extended for three months and the Andrews government would commit to a “traffic light” system under a compromise deal.

A 33-year-old man from Mernda has been convicted of recklessly making a false statement to the ATO after he pretended to operate a business in an attempt to receive $6000 in JobKeeper payments.