Debt Relief for Poor Countries Could Provide Clean Drinking Water to 17 Million People, Study Shows

Reducing debt payments for the world’s poorest countries to more manageable levels could dramatically improve access to education and clean water, potentially allowing 5 million more children to attend school and providing clean drinking water to 17 million people, according to a recent study. Research conducted by academics at the universities of St Andrews and…

‘Before, after and in class’: teachers say they are grappling with a growing gambling problem in Australian schools | Gambling

Addiction to gambling and other harmful products such as vaping is affecting children’s ability to learn and concentrate at school during a critical time in their brain development, the CEO of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, Dr Chris Duncan, has warned. “I’m teaching many kids with chronic mental health issues related…

ESG in emerging markets sovereign debt

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Teal MP Monique Ryan calls for urgent action to help Aussies lured into ‘predatory’ interest-free loan scheme that encouraged them to trade welfare for student debt

Independent MP Monique Ryan is demanding the Federal Government take urgent action to help people still paying off debt more than 20 years after a controversial student loan scheme was scrapped. Under the Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) that began in 1993, hundreds of thousands of young people were induced to trade in their welfare…