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Will Microsoft’s new AI assistants revolutionise the office? Maybe one day
Microsoft has poured millions of dollars and significant resources into its new Copilot AI tools. It might be a while until it sees a return on investment.
- by Matt Day
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Cost-of-living crisis? It pays to be a Boomer
Life is getting desperate for those bearing the full brunt of the economic crisis, but it is a very different story for cashed-up older Australians.
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
Careers
The careers advice for my daughters is obsolete rubbish - they might as well aim for a job at Kodak
There’s an exciting future of work ahead of us - so why is the high school careers algorithm pushing unrealistic careers in spying, dog walking and podcasting?
- by James Panichi
Not far from the old Ford factory in Melbourne’s north, caravan-makers are booming
Almost a decade after the Australian car manufacturing industry died, caravan-makers now employ more workers than carmakers did at their peak.
- by Adam Carey
All eyes on inflation figures after strong employment result
Inflation figures due in less than two weeks will be the key to next month’s rates decision, as the country’s jobs market remains strong despite economic headwinds.
- by Rachel Clun
Meet the future of The Age as we welcome five talented new trainees
Editor Patrick Elligett says the group are potential stars of the future.
The Herald welcomes six new trainee journalists
Six new trainee journalists have joined The Sydney Morning Herald newsroom for a 12-month program to hone their reporting skills.
Opinion
Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn
Welcome to a world of toxic positivity, where ‘team players’ and ‘thought leaders’ are continually energised and thrilled by their own success but mostly excited to witness your downfall.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Are you being served? Aldi follows Coles, Woolworths into self-service checkouts
Years after the big two introduced self-serve checkouts, Aldi is rolling out the “win-win” technology in hundreds of stores.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Night-cart men and lion tamers once worked in Melbourne. Find out more about rare jobs from the past
Here are some photos from The Age’s archives of people performing rare and unusual jobs through the decades. Some no longer exist, while others have evolved.
- by Craig Butt
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Ten jobs that earn more than you’d expect – and the entrepreneur who switched careers in COVID
Some of the jobs that earn six figures on average are ones you might not expect. Here are 10 of them.
- by Millie Muroi and Craig Butt