Right
now, there's more than one type of drought affecting Australia's
future. A severe drop in the number of local teachers in Australian
schools has been getting gradually worse over the past few
years.
Since the dawn of mankind, plants and animals have provided solutions to
many of our illnesses by learning more about how they
live and stay alive. It has now
become increasingly difficult for research in natural
medicinal sources due to the rapid loss and even extinction of animals and plants.
You have to pass Year 12 with very high marks as getting
into a university course is a cut-throat business with only
the best applicants being accepted. The University of Sydney, for example, will only take a Year
12 graduate with a University Admission Index of 98.2. Medical
science courses only need a 95.45 mark! Full Story.
More
and more women are putting off having children because they want to
further their careers, but they do fall pregnant, statistics show that
discrimination is more likely. There are numerous ways to manage
pregnancy andyour career - and it's a sad fact that one of the best
methods is not to tell anyone - but there are other practical steps you
can take.
Whether you are at secondary or tertiary level, exam time
is looming. While many of us see this as time for coffee runs,
endless Tim Tams and late nights, it need not be a time of
stress. Find out Why.
What
are your goals this year? Do you plan on getting a promotion, or
perhaps just working less and spending more time with your friends and
family? Lisa O'Brien, the Director of CareersCoach, talks us
through methods to re-energise and then realise your goals.
Your resume is the single most important tool that you have in winning
an interview. Your resume will act as a marketing tool by highlighting
your skills, experience and education as it best relates to the
position. Full
story.
The latest craze to see the light of day is, quite possibly, the
stupidest yet. It's a device which not only makes smoking less
acessible - but is actually just as, if not more, harmful to your body
than cigarettes themselves! Full Story.
Social networking is the latest craze. It is the new way to connect
and keep in touch with family, friends, work colleagues and business
associates in our highly mobile world. And there are opportunities
abound for the savvy small business. Full
story.
One
of the most common feelings people will encounter in their lives is
dissatisfaction with their jobs. If only it was easier to find a job
that was not only suited to you - but you would enjoy - thankfully,
those worries are over thanks to the new wave of online job search
engines. Click
here for the full story.
Phrases like "Carbon Offsetting", "Carbon Neutral" and "Carbon
Footprint" are being bandied around the media like an old pair of socks
lateley. You'll often hear your favourite movie star, or band, talking
of their contributions to making the world a little greener. But why? Find out Here.
There
are some areas in business and the corporate world that are rapidly
adapting their practices to ensure a sustainable future. We recently
visited a business, a wine-making operation, in Victoria's alpine
region that employs various recycling initiatives and uses
100% green electricity to reduce it's carbon footprint. Full Story.
The phrase "dining with the stars" will take
on a whole new meaning if an American hotel mogul
succeeds where NASA has failed. The Las Vegas hotel tycoon is spending
half a billion dollars to test and potentially build a hotel that
floats in space, and which would also need a brand new space ship to
ferry customers more than 100km above the Earth's oceans.
Found
in the Libra constellation which is about 20.5 light years away is a
star called Gliese 581. Orbiting this star is a planet that could be
hospitable to human life, and it could also be the closest planet to
Earth that harbours alien life forms. Could this be a second Earth, a
place for humans to start all over again? Find outby reading the full story.
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