Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia needs to modernise its education system. “The way that I think about it is making it easier for people to adapt than adopt technology,” Mr Chalmers said at the National Press Club on Thursday. “We need to be able to update people and refresh people’s skills and make sure that they can keep up with the way that the workforce is changing.”
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia needs to modernise its education system.
“The way that I think about it is making it easier for people to adapt than adopt technology,” Mr Chalmers said at the National Press Club on Thursday. “We need to be able to update people and refresh people’s skills and make sure that they can keep up with the way that the workforce is changing.”
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