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Now that you’ve learned how short stories are structured, it’s your turn to write a short story of your own. During these learning experiences you have read through stories that reveal to us the importance of delaying gratification and working together. You have also considered the aesthetic device of extended metaphors and how they assist to convey a message. Your task is to re-write either the Goose that Laid a Golden Egg or Robin Hood into…

Research and review one type of tax in Australia to discover how well it supports the values of Australian democracy. Taxes to choose from: a. income tax b. goods and services tax c. municipal/council rates – paid by property owners via an annual rates notice issued by local government authorities. Write a one-page report that: a. describes the tax type and its structure b. explains the uses and social benefits of the revenue produced by…

Refer to the story: The Meeting of Robin Hood and Little John. How does the following excerpt reinforce the theme of connection and social cohesion, ‘for he could not at once forget all he had lost. But he was not long lonely’? How does the ‘forgetting that he was an earl’ and the merry men wearing hoods, reinforce the message of sticking together? How do the ‘green hoods’ work as a metaphor of social cohesion? Identify the…

An Aesop Fable There was once a Countryman who possessed the most wonderful Goose you can imagine, for every day when he visited the nest, the Goose had laid a beautiful, glittering, golden egg. The Countryman took the eggs to market and soon began to get rich. But it was not long before he grew impatient with the Goose because she gave him only a single golden egg a day. He was not getting rich fast enough. Then one day, after he had…

An Aesop Fable One bright day in late autumn a family of Ants were bustling about in the warm sunshine, drying out the grain they had stored up during the summer, when a starving Grasshopper, his fiddle under his arm, came up and humbly begged for a bite to eat. "What!" cried the Ants in surprise, "haven't you stored anything away for the winter? What in the world were you doing all last summer?" "I didn't have time to store up any food,"…

Your task is to work in pairs to investigate how much the government spends on the health care of youth in Australia.Exploring the federal BudgetIn the 2022-23 Budget, the Australian Government spent $102.68 billion on health, representing 16.1% of total government spending.Delving deeperGo to the most recent federal Budget. Develop a table to show the major health initiatives and their projected costs.  Approximately what proportion (…

How can connecting to the outdoor environment contribute to positive health and wellbeing and what role does tax play? Part 1: Better, greener Go to better greener on the South Australia Health website. Provide examples of how green spaces support: health wellbeing biodiversity Explain how connecting to the outdoor environment contributes to positive health and wellbeing. Identify the green spaces in your…

Before you apply for an ABN, you should check that you are eligible to be registered for an ABN. To find out more, go to ABN entitlement on the Australian Business Register website. Information you need to have before you start filing in the form Tax file number Business location and contact details If you are applying for GST and PAYG registration at the same time, you will also need: the amount of your GST turnover, using your current and…