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Artificial intelligence feels weightless. You type a question and an answer appears.
In late October 2026, the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force published the executive summary of an inquiry that had been kept from the…
On 29 September 2026 the OECD published its annual Education at a Glance report with a single special focus: teacher shortages.
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Artificial intelligence feels weightless. You type a question and an answer appears. But every answer is produced in a building somewhere, full of servers that draw electricity, need cooling and occupy land.
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The teacher shortage is not a mystery. The OECD's 2026 report shows that it is widespread, uneven and getting harder to manage as experienced teachers retire.
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