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We recently asked you for your thoughts on single-sex education. More than 4,500 people responded, and the results were fascinating.
Here are some key takeouts:
About 71% of respondents say they would not send their son to a single-sex school. This is compared to the 53% of respondents who said they would not send their daughter to a single-sex school.
Out of the respondents who said they would send their child to a single-sex school, three out of four of them attended a single-sex school themselves.
About half of respondents said they do still think single-sex schools will exist in 20 years. Of those who said they don’t believe single-sex education will still exist, about 70% did not attend a single-school sex themselves.
Let me know if you have any other interesting topics you think we should poll our audience on!
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The quote
"For f**k's sake, it's not an assault. Is a cream pie a f**king assault? It's fresh cream. How hard is fresh cream?" – Suzi Milgate, the woman alleged to have assaulted NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles on the weekend, in an interview with NT News.
The stat
50 metres
The distance a 22-year-old woman fell down a cliff at Phillip Island in Victoria yesterday while taking a picture. The woman is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to ABC.
Today in history
1960: The first televised U.S. presidential debate took place between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
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Some headlines from this morning:
New employment measures have been announced to encourage older Australians to either keep working or return to work. The Government has announced incentives for aged pension recipients and eligible veterans, who will be able to work more without their pension being impacted under a new bonus scheme. Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said the changes would help to remove barriers often faced by those looking to re-enter the workforce.
Australia’s tourism economy is expected to be boosted by a decision to allow Chinese tourism groups to return to Australia. Visa processing applications for Chinese tour operators recommenced on Monday, following a suspension in the wake of the pandemic. The government said Chinese group tours contributed almost $600 million to the Australian tourism industry in 2019, representing almost a third of the entire contribution from Chinese tourism in Australia.
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After 146 days of strike action, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios.
Details of the deal have not been announced, but the WGA has called for increased royalty payments for streaming content and job security assurances against artificial intelligence for its 11,000 members.
WGA members are expected to vote on whether to accept the deal in the coming days.
In a letter to its members, the WGA Negotiating Committee said: “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional —with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.”
No Silly Questions in the wild!
From Elon Musk…to Kiama.
Thrilled to see our book being stocked by Bouquiniste in Kiama. At TDA, we’re big fans of supporting local bookstores!
Where else have you seen ‘No Silly Questions’?
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The Federal Government will create a 'Skills Passport' for workers, so they can more easily connect with potential employers.
The national initiative will likely be rolled out as an app that could act as a digital CV, which would include workers' qualifications.
The passport is designed to help address growing skill shortages, meaning there is a growing number of jobs requiring post-school qualifications, but not enough experienced workers.
How will it work?
The passport will likely function similarly to the Medicare app, which connects users to services and stores their personal details.
It's also aimed at simplifying the recruitment process for employers, who'll be able to use the initiative to better find workers with appropriate skills and experience.
The Government says it will collaborate with business groups, unions, and students as it finalises how the passport will be rolled out.
Employment paper:
The Skills Passport was included in a formal Government paper on employment released yesterday.
It describes the challenges facing the Australian workforce, including the prediction that more than 90% of new jobs created in the next 10 years will require a post-school qualification, such as a university or TAFE degree.
Response:
The Business Council of Australia called it a "game changer", while Universities Australia said the passport will support economic growth and productivity.
The Federal Opposition supports the idea of a skills passport, saying it would already be in effect if the Coalition were still in government.
Give me some good news
Tigist Assefa has broken the women’s marathon world record.
Assefa finished the Berlin Marathon in just under two hours and 12 minutes, more than two minutes faster than the record set in 2019.
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A TDA tidbit
Lego has decided to ditch its efforts to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles instead of oil-based plastic after discovering the process would lead to higher carbon emissions.
Lego CEO Niels Christiansen told the Financial Times that using the recycled plastic required new equipment that would have led to higher carbon emissions over the product’s lifetime.
Christiansen said the “level of disruption to the manufacturing environment was such that we needed to change everything in our factories”.
“In the early days, the belief was that it was easier to find this magic material or this new material…that doesn’t seem to be there.”
Lego will now work to make its oil-based plastic more sustainable by gradually incorporating more bio-based and recycled materials.
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