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WiseTech Global, an ASX-listed logistics software company, has begun redundancies affecting approximately 2,000 employees (roughly 30% of its 7,000-strong workforce), which the company attributes to AI advancements. The article reports that WiseTech sent different versions of redundancy notification emails to Chinese employees, omitting references to "AI," which employees suggest may be related to a recent Chinese court ruling involving AI-related job displacement.
A media critique column covering multiple incidents in Australian journalism: the Australian Financial Review's failure to disclose that columnist Jennifer Hewett's travel to an energy conference was paid for by industry lobby groups; criticism of journalist Chris Uhlmann's coverage of renewable energy; federal minister Andrew Leigh's improper use of photographer's images without payment; the ABC chair's defense against claims of antisemitic bias; and the Australian Press Council's legal action against GetUp! over domain name registration.
An opinion piece arguing that data contradicts Liberal Party leader Angus Taylor's characterization of migrants as a "net drain" on Australia. The article cites Treasury analysis showing migrants pay more in taxes than they receive in services over their lifetimes, and quotes migration experts who argue the Coalition is creating solutions to non-existent problems.