BRIEFS
Sydney Morning Herald
Monday January 31, 2011
Learning imbalanceAlthough Australia is ranked ninth in a comparison of literacy standards among 15-year-olds in 65 developed nations, students who live in remote areas of the country rank only 40th. In maths Australia is 15th, but remote students are 38th.News ‚€¯Page 3Mining ultimatumInstitutional investors have written to BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto demanding commitments from the mining giants that they will ditch any plans they have for "wasteful mega deals" and instead use their strong balance sheets to return cash to shareholders.BusinessDay ‚€¯Page 1
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