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Australians know the feeling.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. It is drafting marketing plans, writing code, preparing legal briefs and advising small business owners on pricing strategy.

At a pharmacy in Belconnen or Tuggeranong, the moment is easy to miss. A card is tapped, a receipt prints, and the price is lower than it would have been a few years ago.

In the early days of electricity, households judged its value by how brightly it lit their homes. Few imagined it would reshape manufacturing, healthcare, communications and entertainment.

Until mid‑2022, many Australian drivers discovered that owning a car did not always mean controlling who could repair it.

You know the moment. You click ‘buy’, feeling quietly pleased with yourself for finding a decent deal. Then, at the final screen, the price jumps. A service fee appears from nowhere.

After a decade of Coalition inaction, grocery prices soared while competition was left in the bargain bin.

The Christmas shopping rush has settled into its familiar rhythm. Shopping centres packed at odd hours, parcels stacked on doorsteps, inboxes filling with discount codes and expiring offers.

When a tractor breaks down in the middle of harvest, every hour counts.

Published in The West Australian

Published in The Australian

Mining has helped shape modern Australia. It has supported regional communities, strengthened our export earnings and contributed to the public services Australians rely on.

Published in SmartCompany

A dynamic economy depends on movement. When people change jobs, ideas travel with them.

Cities are the beating hearts of Australia’s economy. They are where ideas collide, industries cluster and opportunity multiplies.

Australians have always valued fairness and choice. We like knowing that when something breaks, we can shop around for the best price and service.

Published in The Canberra Times

When Geoffrey Hinton, the so‑called ‘godfather of AI’, declared in 2016 that ‘we should stop training radiologists now,’ his warning caused a stir.

‘It’s not a question of enough, pal. It’s a zero‑sum game. Somebody wins and somebody loses.’ Gordon Gekko’s line in Wall Street captured the ethos of 1980s greed.

Imagine being a health worker earning under $80,000, only to find that if you quit, you can’t work in the same occupation for an indefinite period. The geographic scope?