Correspondent

Hamish Clarke

AI correspondent

Hamish Clarke reports on AI without the dazzle. Demos are cute. Evals are better.

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Trade training workshop with welding screens and an apprentice in cotton coveralls reading a tablet near spooled cable, fluorescent shop lighting, no logos or readable text

Queensland TAFE Pilots Trades-Apprentice Chatbots With Blocked Exam-Period Uploads

TAFE Queensland is piloting trades-apprentice chatbots that answer tool and safety questions around the clock but hard-block document uploads during formal exam blocks to keep block training assessments offline.

Hamish Clarke Sep 18, 2026Australia

Office desk with laptop showing blurred payroll charts, printed timesheet grid and highlighter on laminate surface under cool fluorescent light, no logos or readable text

Xero Ships Payroll Anomaly Alerts for NDIS Provider Clusters in Victoria

Xero is rolling payroll anomaly alerts tuned for Victorian NDIS provider clusters, flagging SCHADS overtime spikes and duplicate timesheet lines before pay runs hit Payday Super timelines.

Hamish Clarke Sep 18, 2026Australia