Victorian students are turning away from advanced maths, prompting warnings that the trend will accelerate a growing skills shortage in fields such as engineering and drain Australia of crucial expertise in technology. Enrolments in VCE specialist mathematics – the most advanced strand of maths – have dropped more than 15 per cent in the past six years. A total of […]
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When pharmacists delivered Sue Parker a small safe containing the prescribed substance that would end her life, her spirits changed “100 per cent”. “She went from being down and depressed and upset … her mood just lifted,” her daughter Nicole Lee said. “She just smiled instantly and thanked them and wanted champagne for everyone.” Sue Parker (left), before her death, […]
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EX-MARINE Pen Farthing says he has had to evacuate Kabul as a result of Prince Harry’s explosive claims that he killed 25 Taliban soldiers during his combat tours. Farthing, 53, who charted the infamous evacuation flight of dogs and cats from Kabul in August 2021, has slammed the royal’s new memoir Spare as “badly judged”. The veteran reported on […]
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AFTER the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the royal family underwent a huge shake-up as the line of succession shifted. Along with senior members taking on new titles, the royals £1 billion property portfolio also changed hands. Why did King Charles have to hand £1 billion property portfolio onto Prince William? King Charles handed over a property portfolio worth £1 […]
Read moreMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Multiple people were wounded in a shooting after an altercation outside a restaurant in south Florida, which witnesses said happened during the making of a rap video. Several witnesses told reporters that the video involved 38-year-old rapper French Montana, and that he was not wounded. His publicist did not respond to emails seeking comment and […]
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By LARRY LAGE ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan announced Friday that it has received notice from the NCAA that it is looking into potential rules infractions in the Wolverines football program. Athletic director Warde Manuel said the “draft allegations” were received Thursday. “We have cooperated and will continue to cooperate with this investigation,” Manuel said. “Out of respect to […]
Read moreU.S. President Joe Biden on Friday applauded the results of the December jobs report, which showed slowing but still strong hiring growth that came in above expectations. “These historic jobs and unemployment gains are giving workers more power and American families more breathing room,” Biden said in a statement. “Real wages are up in recent months, gas prices are down, […]
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Prince Harry may have put his "family in danger" with his claims that he killed 25 Taliban fighters, a security expert has claimed. Harry claimed to have killed dozens of fighters in Afghanistan while on active service, with expert Will Geddes blasting his "immature" reveal. Geddes has warned that not only has Harry's admission attracted attention of the Taliban to […]
Read moreBy Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese operator of McDonald's restaurants announced its third price hike in less than a year on Friday in the latest sign of compounding inflationary pressures on the nation's consumers. McDonald's Holding Company Japan Ltd said it would raise prices on about 80% of its menu from Jan. 16, citing currency fluctuations as well […]
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