Slight Changes In Climate May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses. Slight changes in climate may trigger major abrupt ecosystem responses that are not easily reversible. Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people and ecosystems and their plants and animals. [ScienceDaily: Latest Science News]
Daily Archives January 1, 1970
Infrastructure Australia's preliminary audit. Infrastructure Australia has completed its audit of the nation’s vital economic assets, and a list of priority infrastructure proposals. Infrastructure Minister Albanese received the report in December from the chair, Sir Rod Eddington - 94 infrastructure proposals were identified from 1,000+ put forward by state/territory governments, councils, business groups and the public. A final Priority [...]…
Elite students exploit uni entry scheme. Article.wn.com - Sun Jan 11, 05:59 pm GMT [News4Sites - Australia Education]
Why the Northern Territory Government needs to support outstations/homelands in the Aboriginal, Northern Territory and national interest. This paper argues for an innovative outstation/homeland policy which solves the problem of government service delivery of Indigenous Australians' citizenship entitlements - so that it provides a choice for Indigenous Australians where they want to live and how they want to engage nationally…
The Parent-Teacher Talk Gains a New Participant. Student-led conferences are gaining ground at elementary and middle schools nationwide, in part because of the rapidly shifting demographics at public schools. [NYT > Education]
Abrupt Climate Change: Will It Happen this Century?. The United States faces the potential for abrupt climate change in the 21st century that could pose clear risks to society in terms of our ability to adapt. [ScienceDaily: Latest Science News]
Spending stimulus. It is commonplace to read in the newspapers and elsewhere that spending more this Christmas is a good thing. The theory is an old one: if I spend $1, that dollar goes into the pockets of some business who pays their employees and suppliers who then spend part of that dollar continuing a virtuous cycle until it peters…
Skilling Australia: our apprenticeship challenge. Why do half of all apprentices fail to complete their training? For a start, there's the issue of pay: with earnings just a fraction above the dole, ... [Central Ranges LLEN News]
“Clueless in America”. Still digging through my stack of reading that I neglected, and this Bob Herbert column from the Times last week bubbled up. An American kid drops out of high school every 26 seconds. That[base ']Äôs more than a million every year, a sign of big trouble for these largely clueless youngsters in an era in which a…