Provide students with practical lessons to explore economic problems both they and society face to help them make informed, responsible decisions and become financially responsible citizens.
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Welfare reform
Students explore welfare reform as an aggregate supply policy. They investigate one welfare reform, evaluate its…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Income distribution, inequality and poverty
Students learn about income distribution, inequality and poverty and how they are measured. They learn the difference…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Taxes and the redistribution of income
Students learn about some of the main types of taxes that the Australian Government levies. They also calculate the…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Budgetary policy and the redistribution of income
Students learn about the budgetary measures the Australian Government uses to reduce inequality in the distribution of…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Superannuation and equity
Students investigate a government superannuation policy and make a judgment on the extent to which it has been…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Changing the tax landscape
In this activity, students engage in an interactive to consider the impact of changes to Australia’s tax base on…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
The Budget - Receipts and outlays
Students examine the Australian Government’s 2019–20 Budget. They explore the size and composition of estimated revenue…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Budgetary policy
Students learn that budgetary policy relates to changes in the level and composition of the Australian Government’s…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Tax reform
Students explore tax reform as a microeconomic policy used by governments to affect aggregate supply, domestic…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Which individual income system would work best?
In this activity, students use an interactive to explore the impact of different income tax systems on the income…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Effects of the budget on individuals and businesses
Students consider Budget decisions from the perspectives of different stakeholders. In doing so, they consider the…
Economics
Senior secondary
activity
Superannuation reform
Students investigate the role played by stakeholders in influencing government policy and propose a policy that will…