>The gains from automation have generally been enjoyed not by those who operate the machines, but those who own them. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the share of income going to wages in OECD nations has been decreasing since the 1970s, while the share being funneled into capital—into things like cash reserves and machinery—has been increasing.

In Australia these benefits have largely gone to land owners, as opposed to capital. See this chart:

http://www.prosper.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/unearne...

Even a scheme such as universal basic income would not help much as the benefits would end up being captured by land owners, via inflation of rents and land prices; unless this was addressed another way, for example with a land value tax.