Tag: boomers
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ATAR bonuses scrapped for WA secondary school students studying more difficult subjects
Students studying more difficult ATAR subjects in Western Australia will no longer have additional bonuses counted as part of their scores, under new changes announced by education authorities. From 2026, students studying Maths Methods, Maths Specialist and languages other than English will not receive any bonus to their ATAR score. The changes will effectively alter…
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Study finds microplastics in nearly all American proteins: meat, fish and plants
An Environmental Pollution study published on Monday reviewed a wide range of meat, fish and vegetarian meat alternatives — and found that 88 percent of them contained some form of microplastics. Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastics the approximate size of a grain of sand or a human hair, which carry a host of potential health risks. Based on…
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The ‘wealth transfer’ from boomers won’t save gen X and millennials
The “generational wealth transfer” has become a media fascination, both for its eye-popping size and because it might help younger generations as they face doubts about their financial security. That shift is already in the works, and will continue for a couple of decades. According to wealth management firm Cerulli Associates, some $53 trillion will be passed down from boomers to…