Aussieiuszko

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They should scrap uniforms entirely imo

 

Australia currently spends around 2.3 per cent of our GDP on the aged pension, but that figure is falling (gross domestic product (GDP) is the value of all the goods and services created in a year).

"It'll go down to around 2 per cent by 2060," says Ms Delahunty.

"This is against a backdrop of an aging population with increased health needs.

"It's bucking the trend internationally. Most OECD countries are [spending] 9 per cent and growing, and they will be above 10 per cent by 2060."

 

Donald Trump is preparing to unleash sweeping tariffs on US imports tomorrow, on what he is calling Liberation Day.

Australia is anticipating tariffs of up to 20 per cent on all exports to the US but the government has told industry the final outcome is still uncertain.

 

A fire at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas has injured dozens of people on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, local authorities say.

Some residents have been evacuated from homes near the pipeline, but others remain trapped in properties impacted by the blaze, a local disaster management unit says.

 

"Australia does mirror some of the gender gap trends, but with a bit of a twist," said Intifar Chowdhury, a lecturer in government at Flinders University.

 

Youth issues will be ‘overrepresented’ this election, with baby boomers outnumbered for first time

Dr Intifar Chowdhury, a lecturer in government at Flinders University, spoke with ABC TV earlier about the generational trends on display at this election.

She said millenials and gen Z would outnumber baby boomers for the first time, who are down to 33% of the voting cohort.

 

Does anyone know of such a mythical device purchasable in such lands?

 

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/17920934

A major push by Australian superannuation companies to build ties with the Trump administration begins this week in the United States.

The government is hoping the four-day showcase in Washington and New York will help convince Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on Australia, by demonstrating how heavily Australians are investing in the US through their super.

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