Quality ASIO recruits hard to find
An Australian terrorism expert says a lack of quality graduates will stymie the Federal Government s attempts to double staff numbers at the nation s top spy agency.
Prime Minister John Howard says the Government will seek to double the number of staff at the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) between now and 2010.
The upgrade is part of efforts to prevent a terrorist attack in Australia.
Michael McKinley from the Australian National University s political science and international relations department agrees ASIO needs more people.
However, he says they will be tough to find. Perhaps not impossible but very rare in the current university system, which is actually producing graduates of lesser analytical capability in the area of political science and international relations, Dr McKinley said.
Popular snack producer warns of possible cookie shortage ahead of holidays
By Catherine Park
FILE - The Campbell Soup Co. brand Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies are seen on a supermarket shelf.
Pepperidge Farm, which operates under the Campbell’s Soup Company, has warned it may experience a shortage of some of their popular cookie items due to the ongoing pandemic.
In an emailed statement to FOX TV Stations, the company has been dealing with “supply challenges due to the sustained demand and labor impacted by COVID-19.”
“Demand for our cookies has been high for months now and we’re baking around the clock,” according to the statement. “We have recently experienced supply challenges due to the sustained demand and labor impacted by COVID-19. This is not affecting all cookies, just a small subset that are unique, proprietary and, as a result, cookies only we can make. You may be seeing less of those on the shelves, but rest assured there will be plenty of Pepperidge F
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