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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Gallagher

Morning Mail: NDIS call centre staff ‘burnt out’; the rise of AI in Australian schools; armed man killed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

Illustration of headphones commonly used by call centre workers with broken wires and mic, against a backdrop of an NDIS building.
‘The saddest part is that participants actually ring this number and think the person that they’re talking to is from the NDIA and is going to be able to help them,’ a former call centre worker says. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty images

Good morning. As we continue our investigation into government agencies’ use of outsourced call centre workers, we focus today on NDIS call handlers who describe being burned out amid intense pressure to hit their targets.

In other news: the AI revolution has reached Australia’s classrooms – and while some educators are embracing the new technology, there’s fears some schools could be left behind by the rapid pace of change.

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