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In this activity, students investigate the living standards of different countries in the Asia region. They locate display and interpret data to explain the relationship between living standards and taxation systems (tax revenue and spending). They collaboratively model the consequences of significant reductions to government spending to further explain this relationship.

In this activity, students use a digital interactive to explore the impact of different income tax systems on the income received and tax paid by people on different incomes and how these systems affect government revenue. They use the interactive to create an income tax system they think is fairest and justify their choice.

In this activity, students learn about negative externalities through a case study of petrol and electric cars. They work in pairs to investigate the ways that governments can minimise the environmental impacts of petrol and diesel cars by encouraging the consumption of electric cars.

In this activity, students explore how tax revenue is used to redistribute income through social welfare payments. They interpret data to draw evidence-based conclusions about Australia’s welfare system, including whether the Job Seeker payment rate should be increased and why.

In this activity, students take on the role of the Treasurer and make decisions on how to spend taxpayers’ money. Through engaging in the interactive, they learn how different organisations and groups lobby the government for funding. They also learn that government funds are limited and, in order to keep the federal Budget balanced, additional spending will mean either an increase in taxes or a reduction in spending elsewhere. Students…

At this year level, students are beginning to consider what they will do when they leave school, and whether their choices will include further training or study. In this activity, students learn that if they choose to undertake future training or study, there are a number of loans available from the Australian Government to help them. They explore the loans that are available and the process of repayment through the taxation system.

In this activity, students use a decision-making strategy to decide what the government should do when faced with a dilemma. Students learn that spending more money on one government service will require compensatory action, such as borrowing, selling state-owned assets, reducing spending on other public goods and/or increasing taxes. They learn to use the PACED grid decision-making strategy to support their decision-making.

Students learn why business planning is important to business success and the components of a business plan. They apply their knowledge by developing a business plan for a hypothetical business. This learning provides an important foundation for understanding government as an external factor affecting businesses.