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This week on Q+A… COVID disrupted the office and accelerated the transition to hybrid working. Full-time remote working is a reality for some, but there’s a tension in some corporates who want staff back in the office at least a few days a week.

For many Australians, WFH isn’t an option, entrenching social and economic divides between those who can and those who can’t. How will technological advances and the rise of artificial intelligence further exacerbate those differences?

What are Australia’s labour advantages – and vulnerabilities – as an unstable world threatens international supply chains? And is the federal government’s new ‘made in Australia’ pitch, promising billions of dollars to rebuild manufacturing capacity, smart economics or extravagant protectionism?

Watch Q+A Monday at 9.35pm AEST on ABC TV and ABC iview.

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Meet the Panellists

Tony Burke

The Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations Tony Burke joins the panel on Monday. The federal government says its industrial relations reforms are a pathway for casuals and gig economy workers to permanent work and more protections.

Paul Fletcher

Paul Fletcher is the Shadow Minister for Science, Arts, Government Services and the Digital Economy. The Coalition pushed for online age verification to block children accessing pornography, this week the government announced it trial this safety measure.

Sally McManus

Sally McManus is the secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, who are pushing for an interim pay rise of at least 9 per cent in key feminised industries in the hope of addressing the gender pay gap.

Dominic Price

Atlassian work futurist Dominic Price thinks it’s time for a reset on how we work, scrapping endless meetings that push real work into personal time: “That’s not great for mental health, productivity or burnout.”

Carolyn Creswell

Carolyn Creswell bought a muesli plant for $1000 as an 18-year-old and turned it into a $170m empire. The Rich Lister has built a female-friendly workplace and says the judgement against working mums must end.

Q+A on ABC and ABC iview – Monday 6 May at 9.35pm AEST