Economics

Economics

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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Worksheet

The Australian taxation system

Table 1: Total taxation revenue of Australian government, 2017–18 ($m) Australian Government…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
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Explainer

Sources of income

As you read, highlight any words you do not understand. Income Income is the money people receive. For taxation…

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  • Senior secondary
  • explainer
 

Explainer

Using taxes to manage the economy

The government can alter the level of economic activity by changing the rates of the various types of taxes that…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • explainer
 

Worksheet

Income and income sources

Part 1: Is this assessable income? Is the income in each of these scenarios assessable income? Jane…

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  • Senior secondary
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Worksheet

Significance of income sources

Table 1: Main source of household income by year and percentage, Australia, 2007–08 to 2017–18  …

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  • Senior secondary
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Worksheet

Using taxation to manage the economy

Use the diagrams that follow to indicate the impact of cutting the rate of each of 4 different taxes: the GST, customs…

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  • Senior secondary
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Tax systems of countries in the Asia region

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical tool used to measure a country's overall…

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  • Senior secondary
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Worksheet

Tax systems of countries in the Asia region

Use Table 1 to answer the following questions. Table 1: Tax revenue, spending and the HDI of selected countries in the…

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  • Senior secondary
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Investigation

Comparing economies

Your task is to explore similarities and differences between the Australian economy and one other economy in the Asia…

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  • Senior secondary
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Explainer

Types of goods and their characteristics

There are 4 types of goods in economics, which are defined based on excludability and rivalrousness in consumption.…

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  • Senior secondary
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Investigation

Public goods and merit goods

Work in pairs to complete this investigation. Identify as many goods and services that governments provide in your…

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  • Senior secondary
  • investigation
 

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How can taxes affect trade between countries?

As you read, highlight terms you do not understand. Reasons for and methods of protection To support domestic…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • explainer