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• Who screwed millennials: a generation left behind, part 1 - podcast

  24-03-2024 15:00
  
  With rising house prices, a decade of wage stagnation and ballooning student debt, young people in Australia are living through what author Jill Filipovic describes as ‘a series of broken promises’. In episode one of this new series from Guardian Australia, Full Story co-host Jane Lee and reporter Matilda Boseley sort through these broken promises, investigating why young people are living in a time of such economic strain.In this episode, we hear from a handful of experts featured i
  
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• Playground bullies do prosper – and go on to earn more in middle age

  24-03-2024 08:00
  
  Five-decade UK study finds that aggression at school leads to better-paying jobs, while those with emotional instability went on to earn lessChildren who displayed aggressive behaviour at school, such as bullying or temper outbursts, are likely to earn more money in middle age, according to a five-decade study that upends the maxim that bullies do not prosper.They are also more likely to have higher job satisfaction and be in more desirable jobs, say researchers from the Institute for Social and
  
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• Hard-up English councils ration access to special needs tests

  24-03-2024 06:00
  
  Many local authorities are increasingly rejecting requests to assess children who need help in schools, new data revealsCouncils are increasingly ­rejecting requests to assess children for ­special needs such as autism amid the financial crisis in the education system, according to figures seen by the Observer. Long-term underfunding combined with rising demand ­aggravated by the pandemic has left many councils facing significant ­deficits on their schools budgets.Freedom of info
  
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