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		Headlines Australia branded racist as benefits curbed (Sydney Morning Herald) Australia branded racist as deal on curbing benefits is unveiled Australia was accused of being racist as it and New Zealand announced an agreement curbing Kiwis' rights to unemployment and parenting benefits across the Tasman. Article Education News INTL: £100m boost for foreign education (The Telegraph) A multi-million pound fund to help Commonwealth countries improve their primary school systems will be established by the Government next year for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, Gordon Brown will announce today. USA: Democrats offer Bush a compromise on education (Los Angeles Times) Centrists from both houses say a bipartisan deal 'is well within' reach if the president will back off his position on vouchers. The potentially decisive Senate voting bloc endorses many of his basic goals. SING: Should all classes be this small? (The Straits Times) At South View Primary, a neighbourhood school in Choa Chu Kang, most classes have about 40 pupils, very much like many other schools around the island. But twice a week, some students troop off to a class with just 10 pupils in it. USA: From a tower of babel, a new foundation for bilingual education (New York Times) The New York City Board of Education is expected to approve the largest overhaul of bilingual education in more than two decades, and a crucial change will give parents more control over their children's placement in bilingual education programs. NZ: Young the standard-bearers of our scientific revolution (New Zealand) As we enter the age of genomics, it is vitally important that students are equipped with scientific skills, writes Jim Watson. UK: More time off for staff in tough schools (Guardian Unlimited) Teachers in Britain's most challenging schools will be entitled to six-week paid sabbaticals under plans to be set out by the government this week. UK: American spellings edict scrapped (The Times) Plans to encourage schools to adopt American spellings of scientific terms have been dropped after a public outcry. The guidance by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, which said this year’s national curriculum tests for 11 and 14-year-olds should conform to “international agreements on scientific nomenclature”, was greeted by protests from traditionalists. National News Ground to a halt (The Australian) More than 500 passengers were left stranded when a Manly ferry veered wildly off course and ran aground in the harbour yesterday. Some passengers on the 1140-tonne Collaroy received minor injuries as the vessel came to a sudden halt. Push for levy to save our rivers (Herald Sun) Every Australian would be asked to contribute at least 1 per cent of their income to save the nation's rivers under a plan put to government yesterday. A virulent plague that claims victims every week (Sydney Morning Herald) Australia's biggest asbestos company has earmarked $293 million to compensate people killed and injured by its products. This is only a drop in the bucket of the terrible toll "the miracle fibre of the 20th century" will take. International News Panic meat sale as virus spreads (The Australian) Britain's foot-and-mouth outbreak has spread from the nation's north-east to south-west amid fears a lorry-load of sheep has carried the disease to mainland Europe. Powell finds two-way fault (Courier Mail) US Secretary of State Colin Powell has urged Israel to lift what he called a "siege" on the West Bank and Gaza. Milosevic soon to face his interrogators (Guardian Unlimited) A close associate of Slobodan Milosevic disclosed yesterday that the fallen Yugoslav president expects to be called in for questioning any day now by prosecutors investigating his financial affairs. IT and Science News Cybercrime crackdown sounds jail time (The Australian) Workers who surf the internet at work without approval could face two years' jail under planned law reforms that would imprison computer hackers for up to 25 years. Spam is virtual jam for email hijackers (Daily Telegraph) Email "hijackers" pose a serious threat to Australian businesses that use the internet, according to an Adelaide internet expert. CD sales dive blamed on Napster (The Advertiser) The recording industry says it now has new figures show a 38.8 per cent drop-off in CD singles last year – evidence that will be used against Napster should it succeed in its appeal court challenge. Feature Article Nation grieves its immortal beloved (Sydney Morning Herald) Across the nation flags flew at half-mast. One-minute silences were observed. And plans were laid to place books of condolences in every post office as Australians young and old, rich and poor, country and city, high-placed and humble mourned the death of their dearest hero, Sir Donald Bradman. Word of the Day tsunami (noun) : a great sea wave produced by an earthquake or volcano eruption under the sea : tidal wave.
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