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NDIS Workforce to Surpass Mining and Agriculture by 2025-26
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is projected to employ more people than the mining or agriculture industries by 2025-26, creating a large new sector of the Australian economy, but this comes with challenges of managing its exponential growth and cost.
NDIS Workforce to Surpass Mining and Agriculture by 2025-26
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is projected to employ more people than the mining or agriculture industries by 2025-26, creating a large new sector of the Australian economy, but this comes with challenges of managing its exponential growth and cost.
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52% Bias Score
€3.3 Million Spent on Basque Government Recruitment Consultants, Raising Concerns of Favoritism
The Basque PP accuses the Basque Government of spending over €3.3 million in two years on consulting firms for public sector recruitment, allegedly favoring certain firms and bypassing standard employment procedures; Euskotren's alleged concealment of a €1.3 million contract adds to concerns.
€3.3 Million Spent on Basque Government Recruitment Consultants, Raising Concerns of Favoritism
The Basque PP accuses the Basque Government of spending over €3.3 million in two years on consulting firms for public sector recruitment, allegedly favoring certain firms and bypassing standard employment procedures; Euskotren's alleged concealment of a €1.3 million contract adds to concerns.
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56% Bias Score
French Unemployment Agency Faces Financial Crisis Due to Budget Delay
Unédic, the French unemployment insurance agency, faces a financial crisis due to a delayed €4 billion state loan guarantee for its 2025 budget, potentially resulting in €44.3 billion debt by 2027, despite a projected €300 million surplus in 2024, prompting concerns about the system's long-term solv...
French Unemployment Agency Faces Financial Crisis Due to Budget Delay
Unédic, the French unemployment insurance agency, faces a financial crisis due to a delayed €4 billion state loan guarantee for its 2025 budget, potentially resulting in €44.3 billion debt by 2027, despite a projected €300 million surplus in 2024, prompting concerns about the system's long-term solv...
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44% Bias Score
China to Implement Proactive Fiscal Policy with Increased Deficit and Bond Issuance
China will significantly increase its fiscal spending in 2024, raising its deficit-to-GDP ratio potentially to 4 percent and issuing more government bonds to boost economic growth, specifically targeting infrastructure and affordable housing to counter domestic and global economic headwinds.
China to Implement Proactive Fiscal Policy with Increased Deficit and Bond Issuance
China will significantly increase its fiscal spending in 2024, raising its deficit-to-GDP ratio potentially to 4 percent and issuing more government bonds to boost economic growth, specifically targeting infrastructure and affordable housing to counter domestic and global economic headwinds.
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52% Bias Score
Turkey's SOEs and Public Institutions Face Record 1.6 Trillion Lira in Operational Losses
In 2024, Turkish state-owned enterprises and public institutions faced record operational losses exceeding 1.6 trillion lira ($57 billion USD), including 705 billion lira for the Social Security Institution (SGK), 239.75 billion lira for other SOEs, and 109.04 billion lira for public banks, reflecti...
Turkey's SOEs and Public Institutions Face Record 1.6 Trillion Lira in Operational Losses
In 2024, Turkish state-owned enterprises and public institutions faced record operational losses exceeding 1.6 trillion lira ($57 billion USD), including 705 billion lira for the Social Security Institution (SGK), 239.75 billion lira for other SOEs, and 109.04 billion lira for public banks, reflecti...
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56% Bias Score
Musk Lowers Projected US Budget Cuts to $1 Trillion
Elon Musk lowered his projected U.S. budget cuts from $2 trillion to $1 trillion, citing the difficulty of achieving the initial target without impacting national security or mandatory spending programs. The revised goal reflects a more realistic approach to reducing government spending.
Musk Lowers Projected US Budget Cuts to $1 Trillion
Elon Musk lowered his projected U.S. budget cuts from $2 trillion to $1 trillion, citing the difficulty of achieving the initial target without impacting national security or mandatory spending programs. The revised goal reflects a more realistic approach to reducing government spending.
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44% Bias Score
Canada's IT Outsourcing Costs Exceed In-House Alternatives by 22-25.7 Percent
The Canadian federal government spent $2.6 billion on contracted IT services in 2022-23, exceeding in-house costs by 22-25.7 percent in four departments studied; the total spent on outsourcing rose from $14.7 billion in 2020-21 to $20.7 billion in 2023-24, despite an increase in the number of public...
Canada's IT Outsourcing Costs Exceed In-House Alternatives by 22-25.7 Percent
The Canadian federal government spent $2.6 billion on contracted IT services in 2022-23, exceeding in-house costs by 22-25.7 percent in four departments studied; the total spent on outsourcing rose from $14.7 billion in 2020-21 to $20.7 billion in 2023-24, despite an increase in the number of public...
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36% Bias Score
Trump to Mandate Disclosure of Federal Union Bargaining Costs
President-elect Donald Trump plans to mandate that all federal agencies report their collective bargaining costs with labor unions, aiming to increase transparency and accountability after a report revealed millions of dollars spent on negotiations, including \$6 million by the Small Business Admini...
Trump to Mandate Disclosure of Federal Union Bargaining Costs
President-elect Donald Trump plans to mandate that all federal agencies report their collective bargaining costs with labor unions, aiming to increase transparency and accountability after a report revealed millions of dollars spent on negotiations, including \$6 million by the Small Business Admini...
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56% Bias Score
UK Chancellor Launches Efficiency Drive Amidst Economic Crisis and Chinese Investment
Facing economic turmoil and criticism, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a public sector efficiency drive and secured a £600 million investment from China to boost growth, amid warnings of a potential 1970s-style debt crisis.
UK Chancellor Launches Efficiency Drive Amidst Economic Crisis and Chinese Investment
Facing economic turmoil and criticism, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves launched a public sector efficiency drive and secured a £600 million investment from China to boost growth, amid warnings of a potential 1970s-style debt crisis.
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68% Bias Score
Contrasting Approaches to Cultural Preservation in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Culture purchased Casa Gomis in Barcelona for €7.2 million, while failing to secure Velintonia, the Madrid home of poet Vicente Aleixandre, despite a €3.2 million bid and a court rejection of a regional government's purchase offer; this highlights inconsistencies in the minis...
Contrasting Approaches to Cultural Preservation in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Culture purchased Casa Gomis in Barcelona for €7.2 million, while failing to secure Velintonia, the Madrid home of poet Vicente Aleixandre, despite a €3.2 million bid and a court rejection of a regional government's purchase offer; this highlights inconsistencies in the minis...
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56% Bias Score
Funding Cuts for 42 Elite Perth Schools
The Australian federal government will cut annual funding to 42 elite Perth private schools by 2029, reducing payments to institutions deemed "overfunded" to 80 percent of their School Resourcing Standard (SRS) by 2029, impacting schools like St Mary's Anglican School and Hale School, while potentia...
Funding Cuts for 42 Elite Perth Schools
The Australian federal government will cut annual funding to 42 elite Perth private schools by 2029, reducing payments to institutions deemed "overfunded" to 80 percent of their School Resourcing Standard (SRS) by 2029, impacting schools like St Mary's Anglican School and Hale School, while potentia...
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52% Bias Score
Cancelled A1 upgrade cost soars to £68.4m
The UK government's cancellation of the £68.4 million A1 dualling project between Morpeth and Ellingham, after spending on land, design, preparation, and surveys, sparked criticism over wasted funds and unmet safety needs for a road with many accidents, despite approval for the project having been g...
Cancelled A1 upgrade cost soars to £68.4m
The UK government's cancellation of the £68.4 million A1 dualling project between Morpeth and Ellingham, after spending on land, design, preparation, and surveys, sparked criticism over wasted funds and unmet safety needs for a road with many accidents, despite approval for the project having been g...
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56% Bias Score
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