# Curtin’s Cast Episode 54 - 29 April 2026 - AI, Jobs & the Coming Political Reckoning

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Podcast: [Curtin’s Cast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curtin-s-cast-7218776)
Published: 2026-04-28T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://jcrc.podbean.com/e/curtin-s-cast-episode-54-29-april-2026-ai-jobs-the-coming-political-reckoning/
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Duration seconds: 2053

## Resource

In this episode, Nick Dyrenfurth and Kos Samaras break down why AI anxiety is already political — not hypothetical — and why governments are at risk of repeating the biggest mistake of the last economic transition. We’ve seen this movie before. It didn’t end well. Over 70% of Australians think AI will cost jobs — and this time, the fear hits before the impact. Based off new Redbridge polling and the John Curtin Research Centre's new policy report, 'For All of Us: Making Artificial Intelligence Work for Working People', the argument is simple: if workers don’t share in the gains, they won’t accept the change. And if they don’t accept it, they’ll vote against it.

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