The distance between Western Australia’s Pilbara and the University of Sydney is about 3600 kilometres.Yet it’s worth thinking about the connection between Thursday’s landmark industrial action at BHP’s Port Hedland iron ore operations and Wednesday’s headland speech on artificial intelligence by Anthony Albanese at the nation’s oldest university campus.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
What Albanese didn’t say about AI and IR is the real concern
Much of the action in determining Labor’s position will be on the ALP National Conference floor next week.












