Humanities & Social Sciences

Dedicated lessons across key curriculum areas to give students practical and applied knowledge of Australia’s tax and superannuation systems.

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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…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • worksheets
 

Worksheet

Significance of income sources

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

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • worksheets
 

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…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • worksheets
 

Information

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…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • explainer
 

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…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • worksheets
 

Investigation

Comparing economies

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

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • investigation
 

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.…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • explainer
 

Investigation

Public goods and merit goods

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

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • investigation
 

Explainer

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
 

Worksheet

Public goods game

Keep your score for each round of the game. $4.00 for each red card kept. $1.00 for each card in the common…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • worksheets
 

Instructions

Public goods game

Read the rules of the game and how to play it. Rules of the game You will play your cards throughout the game. You…

  • Economics
  • Senior secondary
  • explainer