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Just as TAFE is a proudly Australian story, it is a key to a better Australian future. Login or signup to continue reading TAFE opens doors and gives Australians one of the greatest opportunities they have - not just to fulfil their potential, but expand it. And in the process, Australia fulfils more of its own vast potential. It is a home-grown solution to the skills gaps hampering business and hurting the economy. Getting TAFE right means we're better placed to get the future right. That is why our government is taking our commitment to free TAFE a crucial step further by making it permanent. We will legislate to guarantee 100,000 free TAFE places nationwide every year. That means more tradies to build more homes. More apprentices getting a start. More carers to look after our loved ones, whether they're just starting out on life's journey or have a respectable bit of mileage on the clock. And it will equip Australians to enhance their own skills and adapt to the economy as it keeps evolving. What a boon this will be for Australia. My government made it a priority to put public TAFE back at the centre of vocational education and training. And our game-changing investment in free TAFE is already delivering results. More than half a million Australians have already enrolled in free courses. Crucially, one in every three places have been taken up by people in regional communities . People are training to become electricians in Belmont. They're training to become nurses in Loganlea. They're training to become early childhood educators in Batchelor, Cairns and Frankston. And, at the new TAFE Centres of Excellence in the Hunter Valley and Western Sydney, they're training for the good jobs that will help Australia manufacture things here at home again. We've had 35,000 enrol in construction courses, 35,000 in early education, 50,000 in digital technology, and 130,000 in aged care and disability care. Tens of thousands of jobseekers are getting a fresh start. Hundreds of thousands of young people are training for a new career, and older workers are training for a new opportunity. These are not just numbers. Each one is a story of individuals and families. A story about the joy of achievement, and the satisfaction and reward of meaningful work. And it's a story about stronger, happier communities and a healthier, more diverse economy. Our investment sends a clear message to each and every person enrolled: we back you. We support your education. We support your aspiration. And we want you to get that qualification to help build the life you want. The positive, life-changing consequences of free TAFE are such a no-brainer that it takes an ideology without heart to oppose it. Yet that is exactly what the Coalition parties have revealed about themselves through their snobbery and sneering at TAFE. Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley said the quiet part out loud in Parliament this week when she said this: "It's a key principle and tenet of the Liberal Party: if you don't pay for something, you don't value it." What an extraordinarily out-of-touch thing to say. They believe nothing in life can possibly be of any value unless you've got a receipt for it. Tells you everything you need to know about what a profound and disturbing threat the Coalition are to proudly Australian achievements like Medicare and public education. They don't back TAFE. They never will. The truth is that no matter how high TAFE helps you climb in life, and no matter what opportunities you get to build a future for yourself and your loved ones, the Liberals and Nationals will look down on the very education that gave you a boost to get there. 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If one were to ask Stanislas Klossowski de Rola to draw up a list of his most valuable skills, timing would undoubtedly claim the top spot. The son of renowned Polish French modern artist Balthus—who claimed to descend from Poland ’s medieval nobility, hence the title—the now 82-year-old has enjoyed a charmed but convention-defying trajectory: being discovered by Luchino Visconti and whisked off to the Cannes Film Festival with Fellini as a teen, getting busted with Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones in his 20s, and providing creative fuel for Gucci in his 70s, when he was cast in one of the brand’s fragrance commercials. Lately, Prince Stash, as he’s known to his legions of followers on TikTok and Instagram , has become a social-media darling (an unlikely position for a dread-locked, technology-averse octogenarian). But whether he’s opening the rooms of his 1,200-year-old Tuscan castle or telling stories about dropping acid with Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett, he flies the flag for individuality with every post. And given the flattening sameness of luxury, perhaps the former bad boy once linked to Nico, Anita Pallenberg, and Marianne Faithfull is the harpsichord-playing bohemian éminence grise we didn’t know we needed. What’s the first thing you do in the morning? Usually I’m up very early, especially in summer in this house, because it can be extremely hot. You have to bounce out of bed, rush and close maybe 20-odd windows that face the rising sun. It’s absolutely imperative. What apps do you use the most? My social-media manager says I should engage more with the public, but how? That’s hundreds of people... If I need to speak to someone, they’d better contact me on WhatsApp. How would you describe your look? Sheer eccentricity, a bit in the traditional English way, but more than your continental European. It’s a sense of what you like to put together, with interesting combinations. How would others describe your look? In the ’60s, Brian Jones and I were known for our sartorial extravagance... We just went and shopped for women’s clothes, if they could be adapted to resemble sort of medieval tunics and so on. Where do you get your clothes? When I had to wear formal clothes, I frequented Johns & Peggin England. [But] I scour to this day. In Thailand, I’ve found things in women’s boutiques that would fit me, and I went to a top-of-the-line sari manufacturer in India, designed things, and had them made to my specification. What do you do that’s still analog? I have a 1956 Seeburg 200 jukebox. It plays actual old 45s, some of which I’ve had since I was 16 years old. What’s your favorite cocktail, and how do you make it? That’s an easy answer, thank God. I like Ricard, especially in the summer. When you go to a café in Paris, you ask for a Ricard tomate. It’s not with tomato juice, rather grenadine. You put a tiny bit of the pomegranate syrup in lots of water, and it’s very refreshing. What do you crave most at the end of the day? I have instruments in several rooms. I’ll improvise a little bit on the harpsichord. It’s a gift, my form of meditation, and a direct feed into the absolute elsewhere as a being. How do you get to sleep? I have all kinds of vintage dressing gowns. Princess Claudia Ruspoli gave me this divine [one] from some fancy designer in Rome in the most wonderful fabric. What’s the most recent thing you’ve added to your collection? I found some exquisite 18th-century chairs, a pair of them. When I was a kid, these things would’ve been worth thousands of dollars, but people are no longer interested in that kind of stuff because they want all modern gear. Who is your dealer, and what do they source for you? I collect antique books, and the internet has been great for that. I picked up an original edition of Charles Dickens’s The Pickwick Papers for a few euros here because it was in English, so no one verified anything. Are you wearing a watch? How many do you own? I have one of the rarest watches, that belonged to my mother, a Patek Philippe brooch with the noble crown... I also have a Ulysse Nardin watch from the ’40s, which was made for my uncle, Hubert de Watteville. It was graduated on a certain number of pulsations, since he was a physician, so it has a complete custom part of a chronometer. What car are you most attached to? I have a very impractical, very rare car in America. It’s a 1976 Rolls-Royce Camarguein willow green. In Italy, I have a very practical, very powerful Audi A6. How much do you trust your gut? Implicitly. It’s more like an intuition. Ignore the intuition and you get in trouble, I’ve always found. What does success look like to you? I don’t know what success is. The moment you say, “I am doing this, and I am successful,” you put the wrong emphasis on the ego. It’s the moment when a gain is lost. If you could learn a new skill, what would it be? I’d love to be able to read German perfectly well. I’d love to read all the German romantics in the original language, as their voices are lost in translation. What’s your exercise routine, and how often do you do it? Every morning, I work with free weights with the window open. I do a whole bunch of movements, increasing the weight, and that keeps you in good shape. Drive or be driven? Drive. I don’t like being driven. When I did the Gucci commercial, we couldn’t drive our own cars, due to our contract. That driver was exceptionally nice, except he’d get hopelessly lost in the dark. What kind of music makes you happy? I listen to Ray Charles, I listen to gospel music, I listen to Indian music, classical Indian music—a vast variety. I don’t specifically like the way a lot of classical music is recorded, but that’s another thing. I’d rather listen to it live.The man may have temporarily quenched his thirst for wealth and status through his criminal actions, but the true cost of his vanity-driven pursuit remains to be seen. As the dust settles and the repercussions of his actions come to light, let us not forget the lessons that can be learned from his downfall – that true success and fulfillment can never be achieved at the expense of one's integrity and moral compass.
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Congress MLA Sajid Khan Pathan’s Supporters Assault Policeman, 8 ArrestedIn conclusion, the current situation at Manchester United paints a grim picture of a team in crisis. Despite the change in leadership, the team has failed to show any signs of improvement and is facing the most severe decline in the Premier League compared to last season. It remains to be seen whether Manchester United can turn their fortunes around and salvage what is left of their season.
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Call it a sophomore slump, but something is clearly off with C.J. Stroud. Sunday’s shock 32-27 loss at NRG Stadium left Texans’ fans stunned, sinking them to 7-5 only six days removed from a dominant Monday Night Football win that inspired growing optimism. DeMeco Ryans’ side had an abundance of chances to put away a back-and-forth game, but another tough day from Stroud made life difficult in several key situations. Stroud, who threw two picks on the day, finished with only 247 passing yards and two touchdowns – the seventh time this year he’s thrown for less than 250 yards. The offensive line, which again gave up four sacks, continues to make life difficult for Stroud, a player who was once fancied a legitimate MVP candidate at the start of the season. Not surprisingly, Stroud was his own harshest critic after Sunday’s loss, admitting to reporters that winning starts and ends with him playing well. “It’s no secret, I haven’t been playing well, personally for my standard,” Stroud said. “I have a couple of good drives, but it’s just up and down. It starts with practice and in the games, I’ve got to stay focused. I’ve been focused, I watch as much film as anybody, it’s just sometimes it doesn’t go your way. I’ve got to be harder on myself and realize that games come down to me making plays.” Stroud now has three games with multiple interceptions this year. His first came in the second quarter on a pass intended for John Metchie, which set up the Titans to score a crucial field goal right before the half. Is it time to have a conversation about cj stroud? pic.twitter.com/hSco6Ac0Ng “The first one I didn’t really see Metch. Tried to put it in the window and can’t really do that there. Led them to points which led us to lose. The second one I’ve just got to put it higher. Those are two mistakes that can’t happen,” Stroud admitted after the game. It’s no question Stroud is feeling the effects of a long, bruising season behind one of the league’s worst offensive lines. The Texans had given up the third-most sacks in the league heading into Sunday’s game, and things aren’t about to get any easier with the Chiefs and Ravens ahead next month.Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG: Ousmane Dembele sent off as French giants see Champions League woes deepenHowever, as these external actors began to coordinate their efforts and throw their collective weight behind a unified opposition front, the tide started to turn against the regime. The international community, particularly the United States and European Union, also increased pressure on Assad through economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation. Russia and Iran, longtime allies of the Assad regime, found themselves increasingly isolated on the world stage as they continued to provide military support to a regime on the brink of collapse.
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