The Australian people will soon be asked to vote in a referendum to constitutionally recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a First Nations Voice. Unfortunately, the political debate on this question has become mired in arguments over “detail” that are either ignorant or deceitful about the nature of the proposal, and the work that has been done on it. Last week, a fractured Nationals Party announced it would not support the referendum because they were not convinced a Voice would “Close The Gap”. They also argued Labor had failed to provide sufficient “detail”. The former Minister for Indigenous…
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Teacher shortages are concerning countries across Europe, AFP reports. France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Italy are all facing teacher recruitment troubles amid widespread disaffection within the profession, which has been amplified by COVID. There will be a shortfall of 25,000 teachers in Germany by 2025 and 30,000 in Portugal by 2030, according to national estimates, while there are currently 4,000 vacant teaching posts in France.For Eric Charbonnier, an education expert at the OECD, the COVID pandemic gave “visibility” to the teaching profession and highlighted issues around its appeal. But others have offered different explanations. Régis Malet, professor of education at the University of Bordeaux, said…
German footballer Jerome Boateng has been fined €1.2 million for assaulting his former girlfriend in 2018.The former international and World Cup winner was found guilty of assault, battery, and insult at his appeal trial in Munich.The court heard how he had struck and assaulted his ex-girlfriend during a holiday in the Caribbean after the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Boateng had denied the charges.He had initially been fined €1.8 million at his first trial in September 2021. Prosecutors had asked the court to impose an 18-month suspended prison sentence.The €1.2 million fine will be used to support associations that provide assistance to female victims…
A very memorable and legendary era officially came to an end on Monday morning. Justin Verlander, this year’s American League Cy Young and recipient of the AL Comeback Player of the Year Award, will be signing with the New York Mets on a two-year, $86 million contract with a $35 million vesting option for 2025. And so, the veteran’s time with the Houston Astros has reached its end, but fans in Houston won’t soon forget what the right-hander was able to accomplish while with the Astros. The 39-year-old won two World Series rings, two Cy Young Awards, a Comeback…
Is taking out a loan to buy crypto wise? Almost a quarter of US investors seem to think so.A recent survey by DebtHammer, which polled 1,500 investors across the US, found that 21 per cent of investors said they’ve used a loan to pay for their crypto investments.These loans were often at exorbitant rates, with personal loans among the most popular choice. Of all the individuals who said they’d taken out a loan for cryptocurrency, 15 per cent said they used a personal loan.According to the report, other methods of funding crypto investments came from payday loans, mortgage refinances, home…
From the tip of Mount Kinabalu to the depths of the Mulu caves, Malaysia is rich in natural splendour. It is no wonder then, that the southeast Asian country is keen to protect its abundant wild landscapes. “I think a lot of people are not really sure what sustainable tourism is all about, or why we should participate. So education is one of our tasks,” says Datuk Zainuddin Abdul Wahab, Director General of the Malaysian Tourist Board.So how can tourists to Malaysia help to protect its diverse landscapes? Abdul Wahab explains.“In Malaysia we [now] have about 260 homestays that we…
Good morning. This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get it sent straight to your inbox every weekday morningChinese stocks shot higher and the renminbi rose to a 12-week high against the dollar yesterday on further signs that Beijing was easing its harsh zero-Covid restrictions and as Morgan Stanley upgraded the country’s equities to “overweight”. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng China Enterprises index jumped 5.1 per cent, while the CSI 300 index of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks rose 2 per cent. China’s currency also rallied, with the renminbi…
In context: For many, myself included, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the best canonical SW movie since the original trilogy. It was so well received that the writers had framed out a sequel, but it never went into production. It was probably for the best, though. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story debuted in theaters on December 16, 2016. It quickly broke a billion dollars at the box office, officially making it a blockbuster hit. It should be no surprise since fans and critics liked Rogue One better than the prequel trilogy released more than 10 years earlier.…
We’re headed back to Borderland. On Dec. 3, Netflix dropped the trailer for the highly-anticipated second season of Alice in Borderland. Based on Haro Aso’s popular manga series of the same name, the series follows protagonists Ryōhei Arisu (Kento Yamazaki) and Yuzuha Usagi (Tao Tsuchiya) as they compete in a series of deadly games to escape the dangerous world of Borderland. Now in the second season, it appears as if Ryōhei and Yuzuha will be learning more about the origins of this mysterious world, as they try to remember when and how they entered in the first place. Plus, they now have an exit strategy: Yuzuha notes that if they defeat all…
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