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All 3 levels of government in Australia work together to provide Australians with the goods and services they need. Although some responsibilities of the 3 levels of government overlap, table 1 shows that each level provides different services to Australians. How is tax revenue spent? Table 1: Services provided by the 3 levels of government Australian Government State or territory governments Local councils…

Group Possible activities and/or sacrifices on the home front Why those activities or sacrifices? Possible thoughts or feelings Why those thoughts or feelings? Women (including war widows) Men Children…

What is the division of powers and how do law making powers matter when it comes to the services our governments provide? Levels of law making Australia has 3 levels of law making (also known as 3 levels of government):  the Australian Government (or federal or national)  state/territory governments local councils (also called shires or municipalities).  All Australians have someone to represent them at each level of government. These…

The project starters below are suggestions only. Students are encouraged to develop their own application for a project grant. A group of friends requires funding to establish their own drone racing league with a racing arena which would be set up in a school hall and used on weekends. The arena will be used as a place to conduct meetings and record races for the online training of drone racers across Australia and beyond. The drone racers are…

You can earn an income: by working for someone else by working for yourself or your business from your assets through Government benefits and allowances. Earning money by working for someone else Types of income Explanation Wages If you earn a wage, you are being paid an hourly rate. Put simply, your wage is calculated based on the number of hours you worked in a given period…

Read this hypothetical case study of a local government decision about land use. Ajax Adventure Company has purchased an area of bush to build an adventure centre and has spent 2 years making plans to build huts, trailbike tracks, a rafting course and a climbing wall. The company has submitted plans to the local council for consultation with residents and for the council’s approval.  As a result of the consultation, an Aboriginal group makes…

For this activity, you will work in groups of 4. Your task is to investigate the nature of work in your local area and to analyse and interpret any trends to draw conclusions about how the nature of work has changed and may change in the future. The following questions should be used to guide your investigation: What are the different ways people earn money? (self-employment, investments, superannuation, employees, government benefits.) Why do…