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31 August 2026

Treasury offers Chalmers an AI productivity prize — with strings attached

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Treasury offers Chalmers an AI productivity prize — with strings attached

CANBERRA — Treasury has identified artificial intelligence as the first credible accelerator of global productivity growth in almost two decades, giving Treasurer Jim Chalmers a potential economic ...

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