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Blueprint to get nation moving, boost household budgets

Blueprint to get nation moving, boost household budgets

Revamped competition rules would swell the nation's households by billions of dollars while helping to ease the cost of living, the federal government says.

Reasons for struggling productivity growth revealed

Reasons for struggling productivity growth revealed

Reasons for struggling productivity growth revealed

Reasons for struggling productivity growth revealed

Inefficient use of resources and a lack of new ideas have contributed to Australia's declining productivity growth, the Productivity Commission says.

Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data

Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data

Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data

Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data

Red tape must be ripped down to boost productivity in a bid to fix the nation's housing crisis, with shocking new data showing the slowing rate of construction.

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Treasurer courts business with productivity promises

Treasurer courts business with productivity promises

Helping businesses leverage clean energy and AI will transform Australia to its "fourth economy" and improve productivity growth, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.

States warned to tighten spending or pay more to borrow

States warned to tighten spending or pay more to borrow

States' "lax financial discipline" has earned a rebuke from a credit ratings giant, which says they are at risk of paying higher interest bills to service debt.

Musk-like efficiency role 'strange' call for Australia

Musk-like efficiency role 'strange' call for Australia

Australia must cut red tape and reform its tax system to boost productivity and safeguard against a looming trade war, the Business Council says.

'Shemozzle': Olympics plan could lead to venue delays

'Shemozzle': Olympics plan could lead to venue delays

The venues for the 2032 Olympics venues may not be delivered on time, a construction leader has warned as he took aim at uncertainty surrounding Games planning.

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Apple launches its big AI push but is it too late?

Apple launches its big AI push but is it too late?

Apple launches its big AI push but is it too late?

Apple launches its big AI push but is it too late?

Features launching on Apple devices will write a story, draw an image and summarise articles but the AI push helped by ChatGPT arrives after those of rivals.

Australia poised to work smarter not harder in AI era

Australia poised to work smarter not harder in AI era

Australia poised to work smarter not harder in AI era

Australia poised to work smarter not harder in AI era

Healthcare, agriculture and finance are tipped as the biggest winners in the era of artificial intelligence as Australia chases long-elusive productivity gains.

Albanese sees sun breaking through dark economic clouds

Albanese sees sun breaking through dark economic clouds

Albanese sees sun breaking through dark economic clouds

Albanese sees sun breaking through dark economic clouds

The prime minister strikes an optimistic tone in a speech to the business crowd, saying the worst economic storms are over and the future may be much brighter.

Deepfake images harming Aussie kids and businesses

Deepfake images harming Aussie kids and businesses

Deepfake images harming Aussie kids and businesses

Deepfake images harming Aussie kids and businesses

Australia is being warned to bring in urgent laws and education to tackle AI-generated deepfake images that put companies and children at risk.

Want to quit work an hour earlier? Deploy a robot or AI

Want to quit work an hour earlier? Deploy a robot or AI

Want to quit work an hour earlier? Deploy a robot or AI

Want to quit work an hour earlier? Deploy a robot or AI

Research shows more Australian workers are willing to ask for help from AI and robots at work, and experts say the trend could elevate human jobs.

AI curiosity soars, but not everyone's comfortable

AI curiosity soars, but not everyone's comfortable

AI curiosity soars, but not everyone's comfortable

AI curiosity soars, but not everyone's comfortable

More Australians are turning to artificial intelligence technology to learn new skills, a Google report shows, but others want to identify when it's being used.

Can Australia be more than backup for big tech?

Can Australia be more than backup for big tech?

Can Australia be more than backup for big tech?

Can Australia be more than backup for big tech?

A tech giant has its eyes on Aussie talent and warns governments against thwarting emerging players who may already be coding the future.

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Cloud-based micro businesses floated for future economy

Artificial intelligence in health, education or agriculture could fix many social challenges and is within reach for even the smallest firms, a report shows.

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has warned the mining industry the rest of the world will not wait for Australia to get moving on producing battery ready materials.

Blueprint revealed to turbocharge productivity, wealth

A package of reforms that could leave every Australian $7000 better off each year after a decade has been unveiled by a leading business group.

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