Shane Green from the Age writes: A new definition of public education may allow non-government schools to operate as public schools. Private schools would be invited into a new-look, broader public education system, under a radical plan being discussed by Victoria's education community. The independent Education Foundation has produced a paper proposing a new definition of public education, allowing non-government…
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As has been reported in May , the CRLLEN has been successful in securing 0.248 Million from the Federal Government's Community Based Demand Aggregation Broker Programme. The project is a joint partnership between the Macedon Ranges, Mitchell and Murrindindi Shires. Macedon Ranges Shire will be the lead agent. The project is the Central Ranges Community Based Demand Aggregation Broker. The…
This NCVER report is about employers and how they value and use qualifications in their business decisions. The research indicates clear differences in the value placed on and use made of qualifications by employers for different groups of workers and occupations. Qualifications are considered more important for higher-level occupations and employers use them predominantly to recruit new employees and to…
Fierce domestic competition and a faster accumulation of financial assets are laying the groundwork for the arc of China's rise to be far greater than Japan's. By KEITH BRADSHER. Link: China Economy Rising at Pace to Rival U.S..
Report from BCA and DSF published. Anyone interested in the question of youth participation in education and training is sure to be interested in this latest report from Access Economics, jointly commissioned by the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Dusseldorp Skills Forum (DSF). The Dusseldorp Skills Forum commissioned Access Economics to test the merits of the economic case…
Water low threatens economy. Theage.com.au - Tue Dec 19, 04:32 pm GMT [News4Sites - Australia Economy]
Fed Govt refuses to rescue Auspine. The bickering between the Tasmanian and federal governments over how to help Auspine has taken another turn, with federal Forestry Minister Eric Abetz saying financial help for the Scottsdale sawmiller is a matter for the state. [ABC News: Business Stories]
Trade in emissions permits is a good thing. Tim Colebatch gives us an apparent scoop in The Age: we won’t reduce emissions by 5% by 2020. Treasury modelling estimates that even with a cleaner, more effective model than the one now adopted, Australia’s emissions in 2020 would rise 5.8 per cent above 2000 levels. We would pump out more emissions…
Apple Posts $1.21 Billion Profit for Q2 2009. The weak economy is hurting Mac sales to professional and educational customers, but consumer sales and the iPhone and iPod touch have lifted Apple to another impressive financial quarter. Ending the second quarter of 2009, Apple reported a $1.21 billion profit on revenue of $8.16 billion, or $1.33 per diluted share (those…