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Unions Criticize Andrew Leigh’s Assurances That Artificial Intelligence Won’t Eliminate Jobs
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 26 June 2025
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- Australian
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- 29 June 2025, 02:12 pm
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- Paul KarpENRICHED
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Business has welcomed Andrew Leigh’s light-touch approach as a pro-innovation signal, but unions say AI could unleash “dysfunction and inequality”.
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The article highlights tensions between unions and the Australian government over potential AI regulations. Andrew Leigh's 'light-touch' regulatory approach is criticized by unions, which are concerned about AI creating dysfunction and inequality, and support stricter controls. This discussion emphasizes the need for effective AI governance to mitigate the risk of societal disruption. The article provides insights into national policy debates and labor concerns, contributing to a broader understanding of AI's potential societal impacts.
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PoliticsFederalAIPrint articlePaul KarpNSW political correspondentJun 27, 2025 – 5.33pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginUnions have rebuffed and business has welcomedAndrew Leigh’s call for a light-touch approachto regulating artificial intelligence, with the former labelling it “presumptuous” to suggest AI will not destroy jobs.Unions NSW secretary Mark Morey warned governments were still playing catch-up with regulation of the “social and cultural wrecking ball” of social media, let alone AI which was “potentially even more disruptive”.Loading...Paul Karpis The Australian Financial Review’s NSW political correspondent.SaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIAndrew LeighIndustrial relationsAFR WeekendInnovationFetching latest articlesWhat lurks beneath the stand-off over Sydney’s $750m new fish marketPrimrose RiordanWhy these Australian wines are at risk of extinctionHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onHow this CEO wrote a report while cooking noodlesHannah TattersallHow execs slay the horror ‘sandwich’ of work, kids and ageing parentsHow these brothers turned a side hustle into $100mThere’s a reason Australians will wait 14 months for this SUVTony DavisRunning has taught this CEO that business is a marathon, not a sprintArchitects are turning to the past to design the buildings of the futureMike Cannon-Brookes loses two executives from private office GrokPrimrose RiordanShuffle follows Stake into the gutterToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fire