ICU is an essential part of living with others in the 21st century (ACARA, 2012) and for building a culturally diverse but cohesive society in Australia (MCEETYA, 2008, p.4). This large-scale Australian Research Council project is working with schools and schooling systems to help them build intercultural understanding.s the 2014 school year draws to a close, the four ICU School Networks will have the opportunity to reflect on and share their work in building intercultural understanding through a final ICU Showcase Day held at Deakin Prime.
Cities in the South and Midwest dominated the list of best places to retire early, mostly due to a lower average cost of living than any of the four regions studied. Southern and Midwestern cities boasted an average cost of living score of 63 â13 points higher than the average score across all 216 cities studied of (50).
People arenât retiring as early as they used to. Baby Boomers have had to deal with job losses, falling home prices, and investment portfolio losses, so retirement has been delayed for many Boomers. Of those over 50, 44 percent plan to work part-time in retirement and 33 percent plan to delay retirement.