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AI could add $116bn to Australia’s economy by 2036
Aug 5, 2026SOURCE: ey.com
SO WHAT
The window is still open to convert AI from a rent stream into broad national capability before the gains harden into concentration.
EY says AI productivity gains could lift Australia’s economy by up to $116 billion by 2036. The number is less a forecast than a signal: the old system is pricing intelligence as an input cost, while it begins to behave like infrastructure.
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