Will Australia "keep up and succeed"? Lessons from the Intergenerational Report

Thu 24 Sep 2026 16.18 AEST

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Will Australia "keep up and succeed"? Lessons from the Intergenerational Report

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Artificial intelligence dominates the latest Intergenerational report – but are multi-decade predictions about the rapidly changing technology any more than just a stab in the dark?

On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Skye discuss the focus on artificial intelligence in the latest 40-year outlook, the latest data on ‘middle Australia’, and why homeowners have reported higher levels of financial stress.

This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 23 September 2026.

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Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @grogsgamut

Host: Skye Predavec, Researcher, the Australia Institute // @skyelark

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Single, couple or family: not all Australian middle-income earners are equal by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (August 2026)

The Intergenerational Report has found its shiny new toy: AI. But what about climate change? by Greg Jericho, The Point (September 2026)

The Government is hyping artificial intelligence, but its numbers tell a different story by Bill Browne, The Point (September 2026)

Australia and the World’ 2026 Annual Lecture: The Hon Jim Chalmers MP, the Australian National University on YouTube (September 2026)

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