Teenagers don't know as much as they should about managing money. from shutterstock.com Around a fifth of 15-year-olds in Australia do not have basic financial literacy, according to a new OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) financial literacy assessment results report.
Financial literacy is defined by the OECD as:
Knowledge...
Why have successive federal governments not regulated junk food marketing to control obesity? The reasons aren't as obvious as you might think.from www.shutterstock.comWhen we hear the word “obesity”, the words “crisis” or “epidemic” often follow. And as being overweight, obese and eating an unhealthy diet are le...
At a demonstration, Faith Bandler (right) and her daughter Lilon (2R) appeal to national unity as grounds for constitutional amendment. Aboriginal Studies PressOn May 27, 1967, campaigners for Aboriginal rights and status won the most-decisive referendum victory in Australian history.
The referendum attracted more than 90% of voters in favour of...
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