@crembaw: The minimum wage is roughly 15 AUD which works out to be 13.56 USD an hour. That being said it's more common to tip for lunch and even more so for dinner. Not out of obligation though, rather it's if you had good service.
National minimum wage for all workers over the age of 20 is $16.37 on a full time salary agreement. It's enough to cover the basics needed to live (not much more beyond that of course, it is after all minimum wage). The wage scales with age for junior workers and apprentices.
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/PAY/NATIONAL-MINIMUM-WAGE/pages/default.aspx
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