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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve asked experts to examine what the AI revolution could mean for the future of work across a range of industries, from the bottom rungs of the career ladder to the top.
At Victoria University’s Centre of Policy Studies, experts modelled how many job losses – and in some sectors, gains – AI disruption could produce through to 2050.
Some sectors are projected to lose thousands of workers. But others, like bricklaying, agriculture and hospitality, could see a boom.
We examined the importance of preparing young people – especially new graduates – for a changing career ladder and what factors could give mid-career to senior workers an enduring, competitive edge.
But big questions remain, like whether AI actually makes us more productive, and what the rules should be around using it responsibly at work.
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Matthew Hall
Deputy Business & Economy Editor
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Guzyal Hill, The University of Melbourne
A new report finds unapproved, worker-led ‘shadow use’ of generative AI can sometimes be a good thing. But the lack of clear national rules is confusing – and risky.
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Best reads this week
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Martin Kear, University of Sydney
A future state is complicated by the sheer number of Israeli settlers in the occupied territories and the barriers Israel has constructed to separate Palestinians.
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Bruce Wolpe, University of Sydney
It’s time we had a considered national conversation about the US-Australia alliance, and where it goes from here.
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James Martin, Deakin University; David Bright, Deakin University
Fuelling these shopfronts is a thriving black market and a flawed policy approach. It’s time for viable, effective solutions.
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Peter Siminski, University of Technology Sydney; Roger Wilkins, The University of Melbourne
When it comes to improving the fairness of the tax system, this is no time to be squeamish.
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Steven Maras, The University of Western Australia
The beloved Australian film critic David Stratton has died at 85.
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TC Weekly podcast
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
McManus doesn’t expect instant wins on shorter work hours from next week’s economic summit, but says it still needs to be on the table – along with AI protections.
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Our most-read article this week
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Adam Simpson, University of South Australia
Is the new South Korean president’s softer approach to the North wise in a challenging new security environment?
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In case you missed this week's big stories
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Ian Parmeter, Australian National University
From a strategy standpoint, Netanyahu’s decision to take over Gaza City makes little sense – nor does there appear to be a longer-term plan in place.
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Peter Greste, Macquarie University
If Israel believes the journalism from Palestinian reporters is Hamas propaganda, the solution is straightforward: let foreign correspondents in.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
One observer describes next week’s economic roundtable this way: the treasurer “has opened a can of worms – and everybody has got a worm”.
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Niamatullah Ibrahimi, The University of Melbourne; Arif Saba, Deakin University; Safiullah Taye, Australian Catholic University
Russia and China have started to bring the Taliban in from the cold. The international community may soon have little leverage to pressure the group to change.
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Flora Hui, The University of Melbourne; Pete A Williams, Karolinska Institutet
A new study shows drugs such as Ozempic come with a small but increased risk of a condition known as an ‘eye stroke’.
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Yuting Zhang, The University of Melbourne
Private health insurers want to fund more out-of-hospital care. Here’s why that’s such a problem.
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Jake Goldenfein, The University of Melbourne; Fan Yang, The University of Melbourne
Interviews with senior government bureaucrats show AI is no magic fix for productivity – and may bring new problems all its own.
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Tama Leaver, Curtin University; Suzanne Srdarov, Curtin University
What do Australians and Australia look like according to generative AI? The results are alarming.
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Simon Avenell, Australian National University
Since its surrender to Allied forces in 1945, Japan has undergone monumental change. Here are the key shifts of the past 80 years.
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Jo Coghlan, University of New England
Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock was released in 1975. Beneath its haunting beauty, the film challenges the idea of colonial control.
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It’s raining taxes
"I believe it would start raining in the Sahara Desert before any government would tax the family home. How about we look at tax breaks that allow major international businesses to pay little, or in some cases, no tax at all?"
Howard OBrien
Care isn’t an economic issue
"Some sectors, including aged and child care should NOT be an “economy”. Profit-seeking in the care industry ensures poor outcomes, these sectors should not be subject to market forces. This is where the neoliberal doctrine fails most spectacularly."
Andrew McLean
Time for universal basic income?
"Reading your short piece on the impact of AI on the jobs landscape for the middle class, it struck me that here may lie an important impetus for the adoption of UBI – universal basic income. There are quite a few examples of UBI already in place around the world, even if they are not so described. At the very least, we know that capitalism needs consumers. If there aren't enough to grease the wheels of commerce, then paying people to consume becomes a viable option."
John Hampshire
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