Wednesday, 24th October, 2012

Hello, here's what's been happening in the news today.

Source: iabaustralia.com.au

The head of Fairfax Media has told the its shareholders today that the company's revenue continues to shrink, and that future is impossible to predict.

Yeah, my grandpa said the same thing about his hairline. We all know how happened to it in the end.

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Source: abc.net.au

Associate Professor Walker of the University of Sydney, and Professor Horsley from Central Queensland University have published a book that says giving homework to primary school students is of little value, and that they are often given too much.

 

When a Chinese boy told this to his father, his father said, "Oh, you are given too much homework? Perhaps I've been giving you too much food as well?"

 

 

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Photograph: Giulio Saggin

 



A study conducted by The National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling has found that a person with a university degree is more likely to earn in excess of one million dollars more in their lifetime, than someone who did not finish year 12.

 

Which means if you've ever wondered why you haven't won the lottery yet, it's probably time to go back to school

 

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Source: abc.net.au

Scientists from the Westmead Cancer Institute in Australia today have announced that they believe that for women, there is a link between a lack of exposure to the sun, and the likelihood of developing breast cancer.

 

Go in the sun, you run the risk of getting cancer. Stay out of the sun, you run the risk of cancer. The solution? Keep running between the two alternatives!

 

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And that's the news for tonight! See you all next time!