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Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus has criticised Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe, saying he isn’t “quite in touch with reality”, after he warned of a potential price spiral after the 5.2% minimum wage increase.

McManus was speaking to RN Breakfast and said inflation had “absolutely nothing to do whatsoever with wages”, adding that Lowe’s warnings come from a “total boomer fantasy land”.

She…