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Consider the following questions as you analyse each source for its reliability. Table 1: Focus questions Identification - What is the source? Attribution - Who produced the source and why? Close reading – Reading between the lines Evaluation – An assessment of reliability What type of source is it? Who created the source? When was is created? What and/or who does the source describe or…

When you are employed, it’s important you understand your rights in relation to tax and super. Some employers pay their workers cash-in-hand rather than into a bank account. There is nothing wrong with being paid in cash as long as your employer reports the payment as income. Some employers deliberately use cash transactions to avoid meeting their tax and employee responsibilities, which is a crime. It threatens the revenue our government uses…

What is the sharing economy?The sharing economy is economic activity through a digital platform (such as a website or an app) where people share assets or services for a fee, such as:providing ride-sourcing (sometimes also known as ride-sharing) services for a farerenting out a room or a whole house or unit on a short-term basissharing assets, including cars, caravans/RVs, car parking spaces, storage space or personal belongingsproviding…

Print one set of sources for each group of 4 students. Laminate if possible as the sources will be used for several activities. SOURCE A Source: Ray Broomhill, Unemployed Workers, University of Adelaide Press, 1979, p. 13 SOURCE B We’re on the susso now, We can’t afford a cow, We live in a tent, We pay no rent, We’re on the susso now.” This chant to the tune of ‘We’re in the Army Now’ was frequently…

This video provides an overview of how tax has evolved over time in Australia.

Investigate Using the sharing economy as a case study, investigate the following: How has the nature of work changed and what does it mean for employers and workers? Some focus questions to guide your research include: What is the sharing economy? How many people in Australia are currently earning money from the sharing economy? How has this changed? Why do people choose to work in the sharing economy? What implications does the sharing…

Aspect of life Source Evidence of continuity Evidence of change Welfare benefits Standard of living (level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available) Role of charities Childhood…

Source Nature of source (author, purpose, date, context) Perspectives on how unemployed people were provided for during the Great Depression Perspectives on why the state should provide for the unemployed F G Q R…