Major shift to job automation could be big news in unexpected quarters

New research has estimated that nearly half the activities in Australian workplaces will start to become automated by the year 2030. The report says a shift towards automation could trigger the next big boom for the nation's economy, but only if our most vulnerable workers are accounted-for during the transition.

Two robots of the Alisys brand seen during the Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona. (Photo by Ramon Costa / SOPA Images/Sipa USA). Source: AAP / Michael Nigro