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Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Australian Government department responsible for employment and workplace-relations policy.

DEWR does not use AI to make selection decisions about candidates. This includes not using AI to assess, screen or rank applications or resumes. All decisions to shortlist, assess or select candidates are made by a human selection panel, consistent with APS merit-based recruitment principles.

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Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, “Guidelines for candidate use of AI in recruitment processes,” February 24, 2026.

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Ban fully automated hiring decisions without human review

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AI Verified Verified against the cited source (https://www.dewr.gov.au/about-department/work-us/guidelines-candidate-use-al-recruitment-processes); wording and attribution match the source record. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI will create a permanent underclass

There is no evidence to date of broad AI-driven labour-market upheaval in Australia. The evidence is best read as an early indication of some modest slowing in employment growth in some highly exposed occupations, not proof of large AI-driven job los...

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

The evidence is best read as an early indication of some modest slowing in employment growth in some highly exposed occupations, not proof of large AI-driven job loss.

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