Tag: 2020
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Archibald 2020: Originality is The New Banality
The Archibald competition is Australia’s crowning glory for art. Though this year’s finalists have featured unabashedly expressionless and commonplace portraits. The competition is an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike that is awarded to the best portrait, quintessentially a distinguished laureate, painted by any Australasian artist. This year’s competition featured a panoply…
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Australian Economy Enters First Recession in 30 Years
The Australian economy has entered into its first recession in 30 years due to COVID-19 induced global economic instability. The June quarter GDP numbers show that the economy shrunk by 7% within that time, the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealing this has been the biggest drop in GDP since it was first recorded in…
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The 2020 Fire Season Conditions Vastly Different than Previous Years
The fire season of 2020/21 will be directly impacted by differing climate conditions than the previous two years, according to the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook report released yesterday. The report outlined how the expected La Nina will result in wetter than average weather conditions to spread across eastern and northern Australia. “While these wetter conditions…
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Tougher numeracy and literacy systems to be introduced by 2020
The HSC or Higher School Certificate could soon be referred to as the Higher Stress Certificate. The Federal Government announced it’s plans to introduce mandatory levels of numeracy on Tuesday, from 2020 onwards. The pressure will be on for parents, teachers and students alike. Australia is far behind the rest of the world when it comes to numeracy and literacy levels, and,…
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Robots Will Steal 5 Million Jobs by 2020
The World Economic Forum (WEF) have reported that more than 5 million jobs around the world will be lost over the next four years. More specifically, 7.1 million jobs will be lost and 2 million gained due to technological changes. Amongst these developments include robotics, genetics, artificial intelligence and 3D printing. The “Future of Jobs”…