Wages yet to pick up much momentum, up just 2.3pc over the year

Australian wages are a bit fatter - but not by much. 

The Wage Price Index for the September quarter shows wages grew by 0.6 percent. 

According to the ABS, wages grew 2.3 percent over the year seasonally adjusted. ABC's 

Peter Ryan goes through the numbers which are increasingly important with an election scheduled for next year.