The treasurer says getting productivity growing will be the signature challenge of Labor’s second term. Doing so will require a tangle of reforms that demand persistence and political will.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hosed down any suggestions of a quick fix to Australia’s productivity problem. Bethany Rae
A customer at Bunnings wants to know if a pressure washer comes with a five-year warranty.
Instead of walking off to check a computer or rummaging through the packaging, a team member hears the answer through their headset that’s delivered in seconds by a new artificial intelligence system called Ask Lionel.
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