Why making things matters to Australia's future
Australia's ability to sustain its local manufacturing industry is under threat by a generational loss of crafts and hands-on making expertise.
Australia's ability to sustain its local manufacturing industry is under threat by a generational loss of crafts and hands-on making expertise.
Economics & Business
Dec 14, 2023
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All this week and into next, Australian Year 12 students are receiving their final results.
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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The Oxford English Dictionary has selected rizz as its word of 2023. If you've heard of it at all, you'll probably have heard that it comes from the word charisma. However, the OED definition pins it down as "style, charm ...
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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If you, like me, grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, you may have come across the classic refrigerator magnet, "Teenagers, leave home now while you still know everything."
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2023
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Sometimes going online can feel like an entirely new world. Whether it's a reference you don't understand, a running joke or a parody image, it's not uncommon to feel lost no matter your age. Still, there's hope for managing ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2023
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The Welsh government has announced that its universal basic income (UBI) project will not be continued after the initial pilot ends in 2025 because of the cost.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2023
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The government has announced a host of new restrictions aimed at cutting net migration to the UK. Headline announcements include increasing the salary requirements for skilled foreign workers from £26,200 to £38,700, and ...
Economics & Business
Dec 6, 2023
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Young people in Germany are less proficient in mathematics, reading and science as compared to 2018. This is revealed in a PISA study. About one-third of the 15-year-olds tested achieved only a very low level of proficiency ...
Mathematics
Dec 5, 2023
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On Friday, students will once again down textbooks and laptops and go on strike for climate action. Many will give their schools a Climate Doctor's Certificate signed by three leading climate academics.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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A study led by education professor Martin Neugebauer of Freie Universität Berlin and published in the European Sociological Review shows that young people's life satisfaction significantly declined during the pandemic. The ...
Social Sciences
Dec 4, 2023
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