François Hollande and education minister, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem (right), have come under fire. Philippe Wojazer/Pool/EPAFrench teachers went on strike on May 19 to voice their disapproval of two major reforms that have been proposed by Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the French education minister. The two reforms are very different: one centres on...
Whisky galore!ScottSimmPhotography, CC BY-SAA few weeks ago, shortly before the UK election, I wrote an article for The Conversation pointing out that one often overlooked problem with granting control of corporation tax to Scotland was the question of where companies are based for tax purposes.
Under the standard OECD template for international...
US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis IIIOne of the least surprising bits of news this week was the revelation that the United States will be “rotating” B-1 bombers through Australia after all. For anyone who has taken even the most cursory interest in the history of the alliance between Australia and the US, the only novelty was the...
For every death there’ll be many more hospital admissions for things such as strokes and heart attacks.Vladimirs Koskins/ShutterstockMost people are acutely aware of the toll the heat can take on human life, particularly since the extreme heat of Black Saturday in 2009 and the European heatwave of 2003. So it may come as a surprise that more...
In environments where the ground itself is constantly shifting, breaking, and being reshaped, every component must be built to endure. Mining operations are among the most demanding in the industria...
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If you’re in business, you might have seen it before. A team of capable and smart people just suddenly slows down, and things start spiraling out of control. On paper, everything looks perfect, but ...
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Across Australia, a lot of tradies are busy. There’s no shortage of demand in industries like plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and building. But being busy doesn’t always mean running a smooth or...
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