Workers could eventually be $14,000 a year better off if an upcoming roundtable is successful, Australia’s productivity tsar says, as competing interests draw battle lines over the summit’s priorities. Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood says Australia should adopt a “growth mindset” to prioritise economic outcomes and...
Employers must ensure job security and transparency when implementing artificial intelligence in the workplace, the peak union body says. The ACTU is calling for tougher regulations during the rollout of artificial intelligence in workplaces in order to protect jobs. At a federal economic reform roundtable next month,...
Most creative workers want the government to intervene in the unrestricted use of artificial intelligence software, a study has found, and more than half are “extremely concerned” about use of the technology and its impact on jobs. Actors, musicians, crew members and journalists expressed concerns in...
Businesses and technology providers will look to foreign countries if Australia does not build digital infrastructure to house artificial intelligence, experts say. AI is stored in data centres – massive facilities that process data from cloud servers, with complex operations being needed by millions of customers. Industry...
A push to expand Australia’s childcare subsidy to include more care options has the support of parents, advocates and politicians as the government remains focused on improving standards at existing centres. A bill empowering authorities to strip funding from childcare operators who fail to meet safety...
How many steps must a person walk to achieve vital health outcomes? New research challenges the mantra of 10,000 steps a day as the gold standard for lowering risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, depression and other illnesses. The University of Sydney study published on Thursday suggests 7000...