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Dutton flags massive tax change for Aussies
2025-05-03 17:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
By PETER VAN ONSELEN, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:54 EDT, 16 April 2025 | Updated: 00:07 EDT, 17 April 2025 38 View comments With just over two weeks left in this year's federal election campaign Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has finally earmarked the potential for major tax reform.'I want to see us move as quickly as we can as a country to changes around personal income tax, including indexation, because bracket creep, as we know, is a killer in the economy,' he said.Cue applause. What he is talking about, bracket creep, occurs when inflation keeps rising but the tax rates don't change to account for that, meaning workers are pushed into higher tax brackets.But don't get too excited just yet.Dutton's comments are vague and at best present long term potential to do something major on the tax reforming front. In the short to medium term nothing will happen, as Dutton himself admits.His trigger for when it might happen also needs to be better expressed and th...
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Yogi Ruiz: If CCMC has defects, then Ill close it if I become mayor
2025-05-03 16:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
CCMC file photo.CEBU CITY, Philippines Cebu City mayoral candidate Yogi Filemon Ruiz said he would shut down the unfinished Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) and build a new, world-class hospital at the South Road Properties (SRP) if elected mayor in 2025.This is, he said, contingent upon confirmation that the CCMC had structural defects and would no longer (be) safe to use.In an exclusive interview with CDN Digital on April 22, the former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) regional director, criticized the decade-long failure to complete CCMC. He called it a symbol of political grandstanding and poor governance.READ: Raymond wants P120 million as addtl budget for CCMCRuiz said the city must stop forcing the hospitals completion if structural issues would prove unsafe, and instead start fresh, this time with proper planning and professional leadership.Lets stop approaching this problem politically. If the CCMC has structural defects, lets shut it down. Lets stop the br...
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AI agents arrive in US classrooms
2025-05-03 16:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
AI for education is a new but rapidly expanding field. Can it support student outcomes and help teachers avoid burnout? On Wednesday, AI education company Kira launched a "fully AI-native learning platform" for K-12 education, complete with agents to assist teachers with repetitive tasks. The platform hosts assignments, analyzes progress data, offers administrative assistance, helps build lesson plans and quizzes, and more.Also:Google's One AI Premium plan with Gemini Advanced is now free for students - for an entire year"Unlike traditional tools that merely layer AI onto existing platforms, Kira integrates artificial intelligence directly into every educational workflow -- from lesson planning and instruction to grading, intervention, and reporting," the release explains. "This enables schools to improve student outcomes, streamline operations, and provide personalized support at scale." Freeing up time for teachersAs with most current applications of AI, and specifically agents, Kira...
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