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| REPORT TITLE: | Screen time can be good for children, says expert |
| SUMMARY: | New research from the UK, which looked at 20 years of data, shows that children between the ages of five and 16 are spending a lot more time in front of a computer or phone screen. One specialist in early childhood development says this doesn’t necessarily mean it is a bad thing. |
| LISTEN & READ*: | http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4207290.htm |
| WORKSHEETS: | PDF :: Word |
| REPORT TITLE: | Richest 1 per cent will hold more wealth than remaining 99 by next year |
| SUMMARY: | Aid organisation Oxfam has called on world leaders to urgently deal with the widening gap between the richest and the poorest and for the issue to be raised at the World Economic Forum in Davos. |
| LISTEN & READ*: | http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4164999.htm |
| WORKSHEETS: | PDF :: Word |
| REPORT TITLE: | Indigenous language revived |
| SUMMARY: | A dedicated team of linguists and teachers have revived an Indigenous language once spoken in the region around Adelaide. |
| LISTEN & READ*: | www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2014/s4101910.htm |
| WORKSHEETS: | PDF :: Word |
| REPORT TITLE: | A WWF report shows wildlife populations have experienced a significant decline since 1970 |
| SUMMARY: | WWF’s Living Planet report was launched at the United Nations in Geneva recently and showed wildlife populations around the world have experienced a significant decline since 1970. |
| LISTEN & READ*: | http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2014/s4097276.htm |
| WORKSHEETS: | PDF :: Word |
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