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In some parts of rural and regional Australia more than 60% of jobs could be lost, said CEDA Chief Executive Professor Stephen Martin.
"The pace of technological advancement in the last 20 years has been unprecedented and that pace is likely to continue for the next 20 years," he said.
Robots might even support lonely people
A more radical suggestion proffered in the report is the idea that robots could "offer support for lonely people".
If that seems hard to believe, just 10 years ago no-one thought there would be a car that drove itself.
Google has now designed such a car, which has driven around California without any accidents - except when a human driving another car rear-ended the robotic vehicle.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-33160688
Australia's robot-led future puts squeeze on humans
17 June 2015
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