Victoria's teachers to become Australia's highest paid after 32.4% pay rise deal

Teachers in Victoria, Australia, voted 79% in favour of a new pay deal that will deliver total salary increases of between 28.3% and 32.4% over four years, plus a A$2,000 signing bonus. The agreement, reached after a year-long bargaining process, will make Victorian teachers the highest paid in the country. A planned strike scheduled for Wednesday has been called off following the vote.