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Shedding light on the invisible challenges facing school principals

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A new Monash University study is exploring the emotional demands experienced by Australian principals.  Australian schools are experiencing a major crisis in principal recruitment and retention, driven by stress, burnout and intensified workloads. A new study led by Monash University’s Faculty of Education will provide a chance for principals in public schools to tell their … Continued

Will the rise of the robots be the end of the lawyers?

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For centuries, regulations of the legal profession have made it clear there can’t be an engagement in legal practice by unqualified entities. In other words, the practice of law is limited to those admitted as licensed legal practitioners in the jurisdiction. Today, some artificial intelligence (AI) systems like Chat GPT-4 are competent enough to pass a … Continued

Queensland Symphony Orchestra to perform in GLADSTONE – August 30

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Free world-class concert to unite Gladstone community   Queensland Symphony Orchestra to perform with more than 200 local students   Delivering on its commitment to bring quality music education and concert experiences to regional Queensland, 14 musicians from Queensland Symphony Orchestra will perform in Gladstone on Wednesday 30 August, alongside more than 200 local high … Continued

DIG IT’S NINE HAVE BEEN NAMED!

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  Introducing: Buckets, Chase, Digby, Skittles, Miley, Banger, Rex, Crusher and Tilly!   The nine mini-excavators at Dig It on Tamborine Mountain that have captured the imaginations and hearts of kids across Australia are no longer known as numbers, they all now have names.   After opening like a wrecking ball in May, Dig It, … Continued

Girl Maths – a mindset justifying you to spend more than you can afford

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Experts from RMIT University are available talk to media about the TikTok phenomenon ‘Girl Maths’ and why it’s not doing girls any financial or social favours.  Dr Janneke Blijlevens, Senior Lecturer in Marketing  Topics:  Girl Maths, consumer behaviour, decision-making, behavioural biases and heuristics, behavioural business, money behaviours   “Girl Maths – currently trending on social media … Continued

OMBUDSMAN WELCOMES FRANCHISING REVIEW AND APPOINTMENT OF REVIEWER

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The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of a review of the effectiveness of the regulatory framework that underpins the positive commercial relationships, fair trade, confidence, and vitality in the Australian franchise economy. The review, to be chaired by former ACCC Deputy Commissioner, Dr Michael Schaper, will look at the … Continued