Some 45 per cent of firms surveyed said they had added technology since January 2022 to automate what had once been employees’ tasks.
The retail giant has revealed plans for Australia’s largest warehouse as it banks on the continued growth of online shopping despite the cost-of-living crunch.
The boss of DIY giant Bunnings says the company’s push to simplify its back office should translate to a better experience for customers seeking bargains.
There may well be monetary benefits in replacing humans with robots and computers,but there is always a heavy societal and political price to pay.
The simple act of picking fruit poses manifold challenges to a machine,but innovations are making the challenge surmountable.
AI and big data sound like something from dystopian sci-fi films,but the Productivity Commission says without making use of them our living standards will fall.
Two experts say Australia should set up a US-style investigation authority to examine road incidents involving automated vehicles after a driver said her Tesla was on autopilot when it collided with a woman in Melbourne this week.
An Australian Catholic University academic has warned some warehouse workers face a worse fate than their colleagues in the car industry.
Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci has pledged that supermarket jobs won't suffer at the hands of automation.
The NSW union movement has backed a traditional priority of the Nationals:getting public service jobs out of Sydney and into regional parts of the state.
The supermarket giant has reshuffled its supply chains across NSW to keep stores stocked after locking about 500 striking workers out of a key warehouse.