The call for action includes increasing from 17 to 30 per
cent of all State and Territory annual child protection spending on preventative and early intervention focused family support services, an out - of - home care Close the Gap target, and ensuring that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle does what it is intended to do.
If we are to have any hope of changing the story, this figure must be increased to at least 30 per
cent of all State and Territory annual child protection expenditure.
Today less than 5 per
cent of the state's once vast rainforests have been spared from logging or conversion to plantations.
The trail links 11 cider producers across the state, from the southern Huon Valley, where 80 per
cent of the state's apples are grown, to cideries in the north around the wine - producing Tamar Valley.
With 20 per
cent of the state being World Heritage listed wilderness, a Tasmania adventure tour is a chance to explore natural wonders like no others.
Chris Johnson, Professor of Wildlife at University of Tasmania, said toxoplasmosis was present in 80 to 90 per
cent of the state's feral cat population - one of the highest rates of the disease in the world.
The report highlights the growth in academies over the past 12 months (29 per
cent of all state schools in England are academies, an increase of four percentage points since September 2015) but points out that the proportion of academies continues to vary by phase and RSC region.
The previous rise in language GCSE entries following the introduction of the EBacc also appears to have levelled off - 27 per
cent of state schools report in the survey that the EBacc in this form has had a lasting impact.
That system is one where 40 per
cent of state - educated children attend academies, more than half of them in academy chains.
The percentage of state school alumni willing to give cash to support their old schools is very similar to that of private school alumni, with around 30 per
cent of state school graduates willing to donate to their old school.
The research shows that only two per
cent of state school graduates have ever been asked for a financial donation from their secondary school compared with 26 per cent of private school graduates.
The figures show a large drop from the 71 per
cent of state school pupils who entered into higher education in 2009 - 10.
43 per
cent of state school teachers have been paid to tutor outside of their normal school teaching role at some point in their career, according to research from the Sutton Trust.
43 per
cent of state secondary school teachers say they would rarely or never advise their bright pupils to apply to Oxbridge, according to a new poll published by the Sutton Trust
However, in regards to state schools, 200,000 pupils gained more time for their exams, which represents less than 12 per
cent of all state sector students.
In addition, 62.5 per
cent of state - school pupils were accepted at Cambridge compared with 62 per cent in 2015.
• Only 3 per
cent of state school graduates say that they hear from their old school at least once a year compared with 42 per cent of private school graduates.
«Comprehensive schools have demonstrated that it is possible to provide high - quality, inclusive education for all children, with 86 per
cent of state - funded schools currently rated good or outstanding.
Alex Shapland - Howes, Managing Director of Future First, said, «More than 39 per
cent of state school students don't know anyone in a job they'd like to do.
They consume 83 per
cent of the state's water but contribute only 3 per cent to the state's economy.
The NLC president said since he believed in the equitable distribution of the nation's wealth, he would not subscribe to an arrangement where 10 per cent corner 90 per
cent of a state's the resources.
Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in New York by more than two to one, and 22 per
cent of the state's population is foreign - born (a cohort that votes overwhelmingly Democratic), compared to 16 per cent in 1994, when Mario met his un-maker.
The plan emerged after fund managers and insurers snapped up 6 per
cent of the state - backed lender in five hours on Monday night, raising # 3.2 billion for the Treasury.»
NSW will cancel coal seam gas exploration licences applications covering 43 per
cent of the state as part of a new plan to regain community support for a few carefully vetted strategic projects.
About 25 per
cent of the state's 336 million litres of annual milk production is exported.
Figures from the 2011 census reveal 4 per
cent of the state's population of 32 million are Christian and 14.5 per cent are Muslim.
In 1972, the top 5 per cent of the population held 66.7 per cent of the corporate stock and 93.6 per
cent of state and local bonds.
They generate 40 per cent of the national gross domestic product (GDP) and 30 per
cent of the state budget and employ 77 per cent of the labour force.
Nearly 90 per
cent of State Farm's premiums are based in Ontario while personal auto represents 72 per cent of premiums.
Not exact matches
New data has further confirmed the downward trend in new vehicle sales in the
state with the Australian Bureau
of Statistics showing sales slumped nearly 10 per
cent in the year to September.
The slowdown in mining project work has resulted in a 26 per
cent fall in the number
of environmental professionals employed at the
state's biggest consulting firms over the past year.
THE use
of migrant workers to bolster the workforce in Western Australia is becoming more commonplace, with a 12 per
cent increase in the number
of temporary visa holders in the
state.
The stock has soared more than eight per
cent over the past week on speculation the company could buy the retail operations
of oil and gas giant Hess, which owns about 1,350 gasoline stations in 16 East Coast
states.
Retail, not mining, has borne the brunt
of the slowdown in Western Australia during the past 12 months, with a study
of the
state's economy by the investment bank Goldman Sachs revealing a startling decline in retail jobs
of more than 20 per
cent.
The funeral industry in WA is increasingly dominated by a handful
of big players, including two listed companies that hold more than 50 per
cent of the market after buying some
of the
state's oldest operators.
The Great Southern district is expected to contribute to the
State's growth in the future, with a projected increase
of nearly 35 per
cent on its 2001 - 02 grape crush
of 10,594 t.
«Canadian consumption
of prescribed opioids has risen by 200 per
cent since 2000,» the budget document
states.
Margaret River heads the regions in terms
of wine grape crush numbers, accounting for more than 22,000 t, or 43.7 per
cent,
of the
State's crush, followed by the Great Southern area with 10,594 t.
The company will invest 90 per
cent of its 2018 capital budget
of between $ 535 million and $ 585 million in the United
States, most in North Dakota Bakken light oil wells, where production is expected to grow by 30 per
cent.
The Barnett government is hoping to raise $ 3 billion by selling 51 per
cent of Western Power to Australian investors, and will also use the privatisation deal to remove about $ 8 billion
of debt off the
state's books.
The
state's rural confidence is at its highest level in over two years after a rainy autumn has found 84 per
cent of farmers expecting this year to be better or as good as last year's season.
Caranci says further tinkering could be required; the Australian
state of Victoria saw no impact when it imposed a three per
cent foreign buyer tax in 2015, and recently raised it to seven per
cent.
That's according to new stats from app tracking firm SensorTower, which found that total installs
of the top 15 apps in the United
States dropped 20 per
cent year over year in May.
In the five years to 2000 — 01, the number
of small businesses in Australia's
state and territory capital cities increased by 6.4 per
cent to 945,320, and only Hobart recorded a decrease in the number
of small businesses.
Perth's small business count rose by 0.5 per
cent over the five year study period, but the number
of small businesses in the rest
of the
state fell by 1.5 per
cent.
The
state average
of 9.87
cents per watt puts the average cost
of mining at $ 3,224 per Bitcoin — substantially less than the over $ 16,000 the cryptocurrency is currently trading at on the open market.
Canada is the United
States» largest foreign provider
of steel and aluminum, with about 85 per
cent of Canadian exports being directed to that country.
Users
of Apple mobile devices also account for about 60 %
of all mobile web traffic in the United
States, compared to 33 per
cent for Android devices, according Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster.
Since 2004, the number
of taps harvested in Quebec has increased by 17 per
cent compared with almost a 90 per
cent hike in the United
States, he said.
A map from the pro-market American Enterprise Institute shows international trade counts for more than 10 per
cent of the economy in numerous
states with Senate races this fall including: Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Indiana, Tennessee, Michigan, Washington, Montana and North Dakota, among others.