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Following months of organizing, tens of thousands students from hundreds of schools joined Australia’s first national #schoolstrike on September 20 1972. The strike received wide support from different groups (1/)
These groups included the Australian Union of Students, Young Labor organisations, socialist groups such as Resistance and the Communist Party of Australia, and some trade unions.

Common demands included the democratization of education, & transparency around school rules.
#Strikers also wanted increases in education funding and an end to corporal punishment and gender segregation.

In Canberra strikers rallied outside Parliament House, in Perth they gathered at the Supreme Court Gardens. Melbourne at the Treasury Gardens & Brisbane to Roma Street
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#Lithuania #Vilnius

Last week #Lithuanian #parliament adopted the state #budget for 2020. The main #financial document of the #state was approved by the majority of voters.
It is sad to see how #Lithuania is #suffering without #money. Absolute #chaos – this is how they say in #Lithuania about the new budget.
So, state budget revenues are planned in the amount of 11.559 billion euros, expenses – 12.705 billion euros.
The budget deficit will amount 2.9% of the planned gross domestic product. In other words, the #Lithuanian #draft hardly met the requirements of #fiscal #discipline. The #budget #deficit for #EU member states should not exceed 3% of GDP.
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