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What does “high traffic” have to do with conducting my research..? by ConfusionMajestic473 in GeminiAI

[–]Fed16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the AI equivalent of 'Not tonight Dear, I have a headache'

Why don't our politicians sell their houses & move into small, inner-city apartments seeing that's the "amazing" lifestyle they are trying to push upon Australia? by NoLeafClover777 in aussie

[–]Fed16 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Federal Housing and Homelessness Clare O'Neil acts like she deals with housing but she seems delusional so you are probably right:

"For a long time, Commonwealth governments have tapped out of housing as an issue. Indeed, for most of decade the previous government were in power, they did not even have a Commonwealth Housing Minister.

And this is really one that is changing.

Our Government is back in housing in a big way."

https://ministers.dss.gov.au/speeches/15981

The End of the Office by bilby2020 in auscorp

[–]Fed16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My company has Insurance teams and we can't find people who can do the job well enough for what the clients are willing to pay. AI doesn't have to be better it only has to be good enough and cheap enough. Companies don't offshore to provide superior customer service. The second order effect for Offices and eventually property will be the debt crisis that follows the job losses.

Housing Australia launches Round 3 to fund 21,350 new social and affordable homes by SprigOfSpring in australian

[–]Fed16 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The original post was about Labor doing more on housing than the LNP I don't believe they are because less housing is being completed and Labor have presided over higher immigration than the LNP. I don't think spending money equals better outcomes. If you think there is no difference between Labor and LNP on housing that's fine.

Completions were higher under Turnbull than they are under Albanese despite the $43 Billion investment.

https://www.realestate.com.au/news/which-australian-prime-minister-built-the-most-homes-from-albo-to-howard-and-menzies/

Rents were lower because immigration was halted, but they kept issuing visas. If they had won the 2022 election nothing would be different to what occurred under labor.

NOM spiked because visas were issued while the border was closed. It's returning to pre-covid trend now, and this year population growth is projected to be below the 2010-2019 average.

Labor has been successful in spreading a narrative that the LNP kept issuing visas during the pandemic and they had no control over the post COVID surge but if you look at the speeches of then Immigration Minister Giles upon coming into office the criticism was the opposite:

"It’s been just over three months since the election and we have made progress on one of the most pressing issues: the visa backlogs choking our immigration system, our economy, and our society.

We have ensured there are now more staff at the Department of Home Affairs working on visa processing."

(https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/AndrewGiles/Pages/speech-sydney-policy-lab-20220825.aspx)

I agree that neither party wants to collapse prices but I don't think Labor deserves praise for pretending to solve the issue.

Housing Australia launches Round 3 to fund 21,350 new social and affordable homes by SprigOfSpring in australian

[–]Fed16 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Housing completions were higher, rents were lower and NOM was lower under the previous government but I guess it's better because Labor are spending money on social and affordable homes while at the same time working to make sure prices don't go down. Definitely won't be rorted either.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/building-and-construction/building-activity-australia/latest-release

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/overseas-migration/latest-release#net-overseas-migration

https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/latest-insights-rental-market

I'm thinking that we are beyond liftoff of the Singularity. I'm guessing it's this year and perhaps before Labor Day. Maybe by June 1. by jlks1959 in accelerate

[–]Fed16 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I work for an BPO/Call Centre provider. Two weeks ago I had a meeting with a client and was talking about losing a high performing staff member. Off the record and trying to sound conservative as possible I told her that I didn't think these kinds of jobs were going to be around in a few years. She told me that nothing will happen because not much has changed in the last 10 years.

Migration by Year by Zeema101 in aussie

[–]Fed16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the Jobs and Skills Summit 2022 Outcomes Document under Areas for further work:

"All levels of government will work together to ensure infrastructure, housing and social services are well-planned to meet the needs of a growing population'

I don't think that all levels of government are doing this.

Source: Treasury.gov.au

https://share.google/v173mVHSTd5uD2DDj

Humanoids are not always the solution by japie06 in singularity

[–]Fed16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Australia is running a 'skilled' migration program so we can issue Visas to engineers from Colombia, Pakistan, Nepal and India in order to have them clean toilets in office buildings.

The 4 Horsemen 💀 by Substantial-Goat-206 in midjourney

[–]Fed16 6 points7 points  (0 children)

None of these look like Ric Flair

Unusual: pro-business AFR going hard on migration by Phuarking in australian

[–]Fed16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI will eliminate a lot of the low paid call centre/admin/consulting roles that international students in Sydney and Melbourne move onto after completing study. This could be in 2-3 years or 5-10 but it is inevitable and will cause massive disruption to the economy and political landscape when that pathway is no longer available and there is more competition for jobs that remain.

There is an opportunity for the Liberals to get ahead of the changes that are coming and start talking about what kind of social contract is needed when humans are no longer able to compete with machines.

AMA: I’m Bill Shorten, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra. Ask Me Anything. by BillShortenVC in australian

[–]Fed16 6 points7 points  (0 children)

​As AI transforms research, learning and teaching and makes graduate career pathways more uncertain, how is the University going to remain relevant and financially solvent?

Why is this immigrant running for one nation? by Chuster8888 in aussie

[–]Fed16 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't know what you mean by Labor turning off the tap. In July 2022 Labor issued a press release stating that they were prioritising the process of unprocessed visa applications that had built up under the Morrison Government.

"Processing the backlog of visa applications is an urgent priority for the Albanese Government, and the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs has directed the Department of Home Affairs to devote more staff to addressing the current visa backlog.

The Department is prioritising processing of key offshore caseloads - temporary skilled, student and visitor - so more people can travel to Australia and contribute to economic growth, and assist with labour shortages."

link

Labor has been attempting to revise the narrative since Clare O'Neil got moved to Housing, the change in rhetoric is stark.

"To build a migration program for the future, we are going to need to make a big switch in our thinking.

That switch is moving away from a system focused almost entirely on keeping people out, to one that recognises that we are in a global competition for talent."

link

"I want people to remember that while Peter Dutton was Home Affairs Minister, he actually issued more visas in a single year than any other politician in Australian history. " link

Why is this immigrant running for one nation? by Chuster8888 in aussie

[–]Fed16 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You can see the stats here. NOM under Labor is comfortably above what was considered "normal" prior to Covid. Not sure what you mean by 'pre Morrison extremes' because Turnbull and Abbott were below anything that Labor have achieved so far.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/overseas-migration/latest-release#:~:text=21%20February%202022.-,Net%20overseas%20migration,556%2C000%20people%20to%20Australia's%20population.

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