<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Albanese Government will use a three-day economic summit this week to prepare Australia for a hi-tech future.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Prime Minister says some ideas will be acted on immediately, while others may be taken to the Australian people at the next election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At a mining industry expo today, the Prime Minister explored the world of innovation, machine learning and artificial intelligence to transform the working lives of the next generation.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-firebomb-shop-cafe/d1a065bc-1c94-40f9-b4e7-05bbecac0167"><strong><span>Businesses devastated after suspected firebombing in Brisbane</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But with technology moving so fast, knowing which buttons to press and what they might do isn't always easily seen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anthony Albanese saying his Government's economic summit will be pushing for new ideas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There'll be some that can be done immediately."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/anthony-albanese-economic-roundtable-summit-technology-future-proof/b79c3032-a1a5-4c24-8119-ede0474f9bef" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>To speed up the building of new homes, the National Construction Code will be frozen and AI will be deployed to process environmental red tape holding up 30,000 housing approvals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On the matter of electric vehicles, the summit will spur a national roll-out of a road user charge to replace fuel excise.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/williamstown-crash-passengers-climb-out-back-window-after-minibus-crash-near-adelaide/06008386-0810-4936-8f07-bae48395a604"><strong><span>Passengers climb out back window after minibus crash near Adelaide</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We'll take the time to get those sorts of considerations right," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Although, the economic roundtable will be notable for what it won't do - the Government saying it wants to spend its time and energy on areas where consensus may be possible.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>So, out go some of the more contentious areas of reform. There'll be no changes to GST, negative gearing or capital gains tax.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nor is the Government keen to consider any changes to industrial relations laws.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"How we make the system simpler, more straightforward, and introduce harmony into the workplace so people can get paid more," Shadow Industrial Minister Tim Wilson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While Nationals Leader David Littleproud said "the unions again are high up in the stirrups, they're running the show".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the treasurer disagreed with the sentiment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No matter what the question is, these characters always think the answer is less pay, worse conditions and harsher industrial relations," Chalmers said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Government's instead in the market for proposals they take to the next election in 2028, aiming to future proof the economy - and, the Albanese Government.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Three days to help inform the next three budgets," Chalmers added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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