One of the Victorian private schools facing a new $322 million (US$214 million) state tax caters to children with language and learning difficulties. Andale School in Kew has been named on a list of 60 independent and religious schools in the state to be stripped of their longstanding payroll tax exemption from July 2024. Education Minister Natalie…
Australian Universities Call out Record Low Research Funding
Government spending on research has dropped to its lowest on record, triggering a warning from universities. New forecasts show spending is on track to be 0.49 percent of GDP in 2022/23, having never dropped below 0.5 percent since records began in 1978. Universities Australia chief Catriona Jackson told the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association’s annual conference…
Ottawa Theatre Backtracks Performance for ‘All-Black Identifying Audience’
A taxpayer-funded theater organization appears to have backed off its idea of holding an “all-black identifying audience” event next month. On Jan. 16, the National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa announced that it planned to hold a “Black Out night” event featuring a rendition of Aleshea Harris’s “Is God Is” on Feb. 17, but which…
‘Worst in History’: Critics Rip $1.7 Trillion Government Funding Bill
December 24, 2022
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In yet another last-minute attempt to avoid a government shutdown, both the Senate and the House approved a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill, which has frustrated many, including commentators, policy experts, and the general public. “This bill is further proof that Republicans and Democrats can come together to deliver for the American people,” President Joe…
Ottawa Announces $1.2B More to Help Indigenous Communities Fight COVID 19 Pandemic
OTTAWA—Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa will spend $1.2 billion in new funding to help Indigenous communities keep fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes another $380 million for the Indigenous communities support fund to help First Nations deal with COVID-19, including providing support for elders, addressing food insecurity and supporting initiatives to help limit…
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