Hardball... on a global scale! What are the #PanamaPapers? @4corners explains the unprecedented #MossackFonseca data leak https://t.co/1Fepqm2KdAhttps://t.co/sSpEiM6EjV — ABC News (@abcnews) April 4, 2016 Links Who's next? The pitchforks are coming! The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Panama Papers - Four Corners
Profound economic, social and civil changes have provoked a remarkable series of temporally cogent observations from vastly different actors this week. This highlights the diverse yet converging, social, academic and political recognition at the heart of public-policy challenges in the 21st century. At the CORE of future policy and an inclusive, functioning civil society, is the recognition of the centrality of good governance.…
For those living and working in rural areas, the importance of providing genuine pathways to skilled employment for local populations, particularly young-people, is paramount. We understand in great detail, the challenges of ageing rural populations and structural adjustments. This is more than just a "microcosm" of the challenges facing our national economy. Working in the field of skills development, labour…
Just simply an outstanding example of technology and resource transfer between a Bank [BankMecu] and a Not-For-Profit organisation [ Alternative Technology Association - ATA ] to support sustainable development East Timor [Timor-Leste] is one of the poorest countries in our region. At present, only 20 per cent of the population have access to mains electricity, and communities in remote areas are not…
It was 1965 when Mick Jagger and Keith Richards penned the words to "Get off of my Cloud". I have no doubt that Mat Honan, a senior writer at Gadget Lab shares precisely the same sentiment [although perhaps] for very different reasons. I would encourage all of my clients, friends and colleagues to take a few minutes to read Mat's story...…
Macedon Youth Awards 2009. It’s that time of year again! Nominations are now open for the 2009 Macedon Ranges Youth Awards . ... [Central Ranges LLEN News]
This is re-produced from Andrew Leigh's WebSite. Among the most interesting debates in economics today is the dispute between Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly over how best to help the world’s poor. The discussion is interesting not only because it concerns the most important question in all of economics, but also because Sachs and Easterly happen to be exceptionally good…
School Councils Get More Training. As school communities across the State begin their election processes for 2007, the Minister for Education, the Hon. John Lenders, has released new materials to support all school councils. Thousands of parent, community and teacher volunteers who sit on Victorian government school councils will now have the opportunity to be formally trained, the Minister for…
ALGA Publishes 2006 State of the Regions Report. The Australian Local Government Association [ALGA]released it's highly valuable State of the Regions Report yesterday, 27th November. The survey of Australia's 64 regions is commissioned annually by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) from National Economics. This is the 9th survey undertaken by National Economics. Editors Note: The Central Ranges LLEN Board…