Deloitte Australia CEO Joanne Gorton Says AI Could Automate 30% of Consulting Tasks in Three Years
The Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 7 May 2026
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- 2
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- 7 May 2026, 12:00 pm
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The firm aims to more than triple its managed services arm to offset research showing AI will automate 30 per cent of consulting tasks within three years.
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This report examines Deloitte Australia's strategic shift to expand its managed services arm to $1 billion in response to projections that AI will automate 30% of routine consulting tasks by 2029. While primarily focused on economic impacts and workforce automation within the professional services sector, it underscores the rapid integration of frontier AI capabilities into large-scale corporate operations. The shift highlights the acceleration of AI autonomy in high-stakes business environments and provides a significant Australian case study for how global firms are restructuring in the face of rapid technological disruption.
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CompaniesProfessional ServicesConsultingPrint articleEdmund TadrosProfessional services editorMay 7, 2026 – 5.30pmDeloitte Australia wants to more than triple its managed services arm into a $1 billion business by 2030, offsetting the threat from artificial intelligence that may automate one-third of routine consulting tasks within three years.Joanne Gorton, Deloitte Australia’s chief executive, said AI would allow the firm to operate back-office functions, such as finance, more efficiently for clients than they can do for themselves.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to 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 MoreConsultingDeloitteAIAccentureFetching latest articles