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School exams: a major flaw in the UK’s education system

Letters: Look to Finland for a more equitable education system, writes Chris Sinha, while Michael Symonds says regurgitating information in exams doesn’t help in life and Derrick Joad accuses the government of punishing independent thinking

The Guardian - UK

Labor to support global push for minimum 15% tax rate on multinational corporations

Opposition backs OECD approach and says Australians pay more while ‘losing out on funds’ as multinationals avoid taxation

The Guardian - AU

Women in poorest parts of Merseyside die younger than those in Colombia, Latvia and Hungary

It is "a somewhat disappointing showing for the world's fifth largest economy"

Liverpool Echo

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Albanese has dropped Labor's pledge to boost Jobseeker. With unemployment low, is that actually fair enough?

One of the first things Labor’s Bob Hawke did on being swept to office in March 1983 was to lift the unemployment benefit in April, seven weeks later, without even waiting for his first budget.

The Conversation

In Australia’s election campaign the silence on climate is deafening

Our major political parties – and the media – seem to have forgotten we’re heading for a cliff when it comes to temperature rises

The Guardian - AU

Scrap hidden carbon subsidies

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should terrify policymakers and ordinary people around the world. The IPCC warns that some disastrous climate outcomes are now likely to occur not in the distant future, but within the next 15 years, or even the next decade.

Bangkok Post

Women in Merseyside expected to live almost eight years less than those in richer areas

Experts have called the findings 'shocking' and 'devastating'

Liverpool Echo

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Women in England’s poorest areas die younger than in most OECD countries

Exclusive: average life expectancy in most deprived areas is 78.7 years, worse than the average of any OECD nation except Mexico

The Guardian - UK

Rod Oram: NZ both leader and laggard on environment reporting

This week's NZ environmental report must provide a new generation of insight, and a wealth of science data and analysis to measure, understand and accelerate our progress

Newsroom.co.nz

China’s lockdowns will help cut global oil demand, predicts IEA

Organisation lowers its oil demand forecast as Covid measures cushion impact of lost Russian flows

The Guardian - UK

Developing countries ‘miss out’ on £100m in UK foreign aid after government monetises vaccine donations

Campaigners say donated vaccines should be ‘additional to the UK aid budget’ and urge ministers to prioritise overseas development funding ‘to those most in need’

The Independent UK

Global overseas aid climbs to all-time high, rising 4.4% in real terms – OECD

Concern expressed that figures count Covid vaccines as aid, while Britain is among EU countries accused of ‘gutting’ contributions

The Guardian - UK

Mathias Cormann calls for greater foreign aid despite role in Australian cuts

OECD leader urges increase despite previously defending Australia’s cuts while finance minister

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: did Scott Morrison really save 40,000 lives from Covid?

Experts break down the PM’s claim, the effectiveness of Australia’s Covid response and who gets credit

The Guardian - AU

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Bangkok Post

BoI speeds up rejig of incentives

The Board of Investment (BoI) is accelerating the revision of investment incentives to align them with global changes and offset the impact of the new world tax regimes proposed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Conversation

One issue matters more to top economists than any other this election: climate change

Offered a menu of issues to choose from as the most important in the May 21 election, Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly zeroed in on one.

Newsroom.co.nz

Where two years without immigration puts New Zealand

As the border slowly returns to a more permeable state, the Productivity Commission will present its case on whether New Zealand has an over-reliance on migrant labour

ABC News

Scott Morrison says Australia's emissions record is better than the US, NZ, Canada, Japan and many European countries. Is that correct?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia has reduced emissions by around 20 per cent, and that this is a better record than the US, NZ, Canada, Japan and many European countries. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Education giants battle for the future of learning

When it comes to education, humanity is heading in the wrong direction, a UNESCO report suggests.

The Conversation

Sick of packing school lunches already? Here's how to make it easier

As academics and dietitians, we have a head start in making nutritious choices for our kids, but we also sometimes struggle with lunchboxes.

ABC News

Labor and Coalition ramp up pressure on multinational tax avoidance ahead of election

As part of its election pitch to fight multinational tax avoidance, Labor announces plans to tighten legal loopholes that allow big companies to shift profits offshore, as well as to introduce steps to increase transparency.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Did Sweden beat the pandemic by refusing to lock down? No, its record is disastrous

Throughout much of the pandemic, Sweden has stood out for its ostensibly successful effort to beat COVID-19 while avoiding the harsh lockdowns and social distancing rules imposed on residents of other developed nations.

ABC News

A viral meme claims 35.5 per cent of Australian seniors live in relative poverty. Here's why it's bunkum

A years-old meme comparing the poverty rate for Australians aged over 65 to rates in other OECD countries has resurfaced, as cost of living concerns dominate federal election coverage. But its data is out-of-date, and its methodology is lacking.

The Conversation

Pause PISA international standardized student testing — it's been two years of pandemic schooling stress

Students are facing significant psycho-social challenges as they return to their classrooms after two years of uneven pandemic schooling. Should schools be adding unnecessary tests to an overburdened educational system?

Reuters

The jobs - and ageing faces - behind South Korea's record low unemployment numbers

At age 69, Kim Jung-mi holds three jobs: she spends three hours getting a two-year old home from kindergarten every weekday for $9 per hour, then washes vegetables at a store that sells kimchi. Occasionally, she walks her neighbour's dog.

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