Spanish visa rules often deny renewal requests if migrants become unemployed and fail to make sufficient social security payments. So a side-effect of the economic contraction that has continued for seven straight quarters has been the growth of an illegal underclass. Reuters, Jason Webb 22-02-2010 Article Link:
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Report for the UN into the activities of the world’s 3,000 biggest companies estimates one-third of profits would be lost if firms were forced to pay for use, loss and damage of environment The Guardian Juliette Jowit 18th Feb 2010 Article Link:
World’s Top Firms Cause $2.2Tn of Environmental Damage, Report Estimates Read More »
Imagine one of your neighbors taking all of her trash, including uneaten food, extra paint, batteries, unused meds, shoes, computer parts, old tires, CDs, and plastic bottles, and burning it all in an open pit in her backyard. Now imagine this fire burning all day every day, sending out continuous billows of black smoke. Would
Bonfires of Insanity: Open Burn Pits in Iraq. Read More »
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says fluoride from Alcoa’s aluminium smelter at Portland is making kangaroos sick. ABC News Candice Wyatt 23-02-2010 Article Link:
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This publication presents some of the most comprehensive information currently available on the origin and structural characteristics of the immigrant population in OECD countries. Article Link:
A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century: Data from OECD Countries Read More »
OECD countries face a challenge in responding to the growing demand for doctors and nurses over the next 20 years. This challenge arises in a world which is already characterised by significant international migration of health workers, both across OECD countries and between some developing countries and the OECD area. Article Link:
The Looming Crisis of the Health Workforce: How Can OECD Countries Respond? (OECD, 2008) Read More »
Almost 3% of the world’s population – or about 190 million people – live outside the land of their birth. These migrants bring energy, entrepreneurship and fresh ideas to our societies. But there are downsides, too: Young migrants who fail in education, adults who don’t find work and, of course, unregulated migration. Such challenges make
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THE state government has scrapped plans to expand Melbourne’s outer limits after a tax on land sales in growth areas was defeated in the upper house last night. Planning Minister Justin Madden told Parliament that without the tax the government was not prepared to move the boundary, which would free up more land for development.
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t’s the Rudd Government’s favourite line against critics of its 5 per cent target for emissions cuts: in per capita terms, we’re doing more than Europe is. The PM, Penny Wong and Wayne Swan use it every time. But there are two things wrong with it. The smaller error is that their numbers are wrong
Rudd’s Defence of Target Contains Some Telling Omissions Read More »
CONGESTION in cities will continue to cost the nation dearly through billions of dollars in lost productivity, poorer health and worse work-family balance. Report in the Australian on the release of the State of the Cities Report 2010 (see Links>Web Links>Reports and Sources>Reports for the link to the report) Article Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/cost-of-city-congestion-will-hit-20bn-report-finds/story-e6frg6nf-1225837133376
Cost of City Congestion Will Hit $20Bn, Report Finds Read More »
