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Published Wed, Sep 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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AUSTRALIA'S labour market still has plenty of spare capacity, which is likely to cap wage growth and restrain inflation for some time yet, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday.

Data out this month showed jobs blew past expectations to surge the most in two years in August, with more full-time work created than part-time.

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