Good Morning/Afternoon Mrs George and fellow students. Today I will be discussing and analysing the economy of Australia and the four key participants. The economy is the state of a country, in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money. Furthermore, the economy consist of three different aspects. “These include - economic policy – policies made to meet economic objectives set in stone by the government; macroeconomics – the entire economy and the variables affecting it; and microeconomics – behaviour of individuals and business within the economy and how they cooperate with the market.” (A.George (class slides), 2015)
The Federal Government introduces laws and economic policies that affect the Australian
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These workers come from many different industries such as retail, hospitality and trades. It usually appears in different forms of media to voice opinions on behalf of workers and members, on issues affecting the workers the ACCTU represents. When the government changes or disregards rules and laws, the Australian Council of Trade Unions makes them fair for all workers.
Circular flow is the process of the economy where the major connections are represented as flows of money, goods and services. The process of circular flow starts with the product markets then continues on to businesses, followed by factor markets and then individuals. Circular flow is important for the Australian economy because the government is able to control the Australian economy’s influxes and downfalls by rising and decreasing taxes on general everyday goods.
The economy is the state of a country, in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money. Within the Australian economy, there are many issues that can arise. These include – the economy growing, struggling and tax increase/decrease. The four key participants, The Australian Federal Government, The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, The Reserve Bank of Australia and The Australian Council of Trade Unions, play a major role in decision making throughout the
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What is globalisation? “Globalisation is the expansion of business operations into other countries through the removal of economic barriers and increases in global technology. Globalisation has unrestricted international trade and foreign investment.” (Globalization and International Trade, 2015) The intensity of competition between countries has greatly increased in recent years. Therefore, produces growth in multi-national companies such as, ALDI, Burger King, McDonald’s, The Body Shop and also the Coffee Club.
Multi-national corporations advances technology so that the exchange of information between countries is easier as well as providing potential global customers with faster and safer information
The introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been evaluated as a lasting legacy for Gillard (Nicholson 2013, pp.6) in aiming to reduce inequities faced by individuals and groups in society. This legacy is further benefitted by Gillard’s goal to revolutionise education, through increased funding and adopting a student-centred approach to education and national curriculum (Gillard 2012b). By focusing on equality and fairness (Johnson 2011, pp.572), the Gillard government saw success in policies regarding introducing national employment standards under the Fair Work Commission Act 2009 (Government of Australia, 2010), reinvigorating multiculturalism (Tavan 2012, pp.547) and finally initiating the use of plain tobacco packaging, a huge achievement in society (Arkley 2014,
In each of those cases, laws restricting and curtailing the rights of Aboriginals under the Constitution were defended. A lot of misconceptions and controversy have risen along the positive outcomes of the referendum, as it didn’t bring the equality for Aboriginal people as it was expected. Instead it launched a “blame game” between the federal, state and the territory governments.
We practiced discrimination and exclusion. " These words were some they never thought would come out of an Australian prime ministers mouth. It was a general development on the track to resolution by recognizing the Australians past and changing the Australia civil rights movement for the
John Samples, "Policy Report: Limiting Government, 1980–2010. " Cato Institute. February 16, 2012. Accessed January 20, 2018.
1900s, A Decade of Change Introduction Did you know that Australia was the first country in the world to let women vote? In the 1900s Australia did not only see changes for women but in health, politics and aboriginal issues. Some of the historical events that occurred in the 1900s were allowing women to vote, Australia becoming one nation, the bubonic plague and Aboriginals not been counted in the census. 1900s a decade changes still with a long way to go.
Gold was often a primary currency but over time it began to become expensive and laborious to continually mine. The introduction of silver as a major form of currency caused ripples of effects in many aspects of society and practically replaced gold in importance. Most notably effected were nations' economies (improvement of economies, loss of revenue) and societies (East actively seeking silver) but the effects on economy were often more influential because flourishing economies often brought new or expanded power for nations. (467,23,158) One of the largest shifts in global economy is that you see a huge increase in many countries imports and exports leading to more money and better financial standings.
Opinion Essay Answer the following questions in well-organized answers. These questions want your opinion about the Canadian economy, and while there are no right or wrong answers, you will be graded on how thoughtful and clear your answers are. Your task, after answering them, is to take your responses for each of these questions and turn them into an essay; this will involve some planning on your part in order to make these five questions into one cohesive essay. Your essay will be marked using the rubric at the end of this assignment. 1.
1. Summaries: a. Intro: There is a hidden side to everything, no matter what it is in the world of economics. There is a disparity in morality and reality—morality is how we want the world to work, and reality or economics is how the world actually works. Book goes on to layout Freakonomics and define unusual phenomena that later become chapters.
The White Australian Policy is introduced to prevent individuals who weren’t white from entering Australia that draws upon the concepts of race and stereotype. The Stimulus (Creative Spirits, 2017), looks at a timeline that refers to the Indigenous Australians while the White Australian Policy was active and it shows how the Indigenous Australians were receiving policies that are able to protect them. The reason why I see this relevance to myself is the irony in that, how the Australian Government is only accepting white British settlers into Australia and wouldn’t allow those who distributed the race and stereotype of non-whites. Yet while this Policy is active the government assigns “Queensland Aboriginal Protection Act in 1904, The NSW Aborigines Protect Act in 1909” as stated in (Creative Spirits, 2017). It does not make sense in the ways the Government excludes one race and ethnicity and yet employs new laws and legislation to protect another.
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Labour market institutions intervene in the Australian Labour Market to support and influence sections of the labour market. Through the intervention of these institutions, a perfectly competitive labour market cannot exist as external factors other than the demand and supply of labour are influencing wages and level of employment. These institutions include trade unions, employer associations and the Fair Work Commission (FWC). Trade unions represent employees and perform the role of negotiating terms of employment. These negotiations lead to the creation of agreements regarding pay and working conditions.
Unemployment rates are an important indicator to the economy. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest it is important because, ‘when workers are unemployed, their families lose wages, while the nation as a whole loses its contribution to the economy in terms of the goods and services that could have been produced.’ (Picardo, 2009) The United States explanation of unemployment rates can be applied to all economies in general for explaining the purpose of unemployment rates. The definition of unemployment is classified to a person when a person is actively searching for an occupation but is unable to obtain an occupation.
The history is intertwined with the history of Australia’s democracy and labor movement. With the labor commitment is foreseen to have fairness at work, access to quality education no
Standard of living refers to the level of material welfare of a community, class or person. While some are more effective than others it can be measured using gross domestic product, gross national product, the happy planet index, the better life index and the human development index. In Australia we have a relatively high standard of living, most people have access to necessities such as food, water and shelter as well as electricity, healthcare and an education. In 1995 World Bank named Australia as one of the richest economies in the world, this still remains true today. However, standard of living varies between people and places, a good example of this is the Aboriginal communities whose marginalization has led to huge difference between
Learning history is always important as it reveals our mistakes and grants us the opportunity to learn from our mistakes. My understanding of the history of economics will serve as a useful base-knowledge as I continue on my studies in economics. In my third and fourth year of university, I will broaden my field of study to an international level. As I have mentioned previously, I plan to learn international economics through classes such as International Trade or International Finance. Moreover, I will take business-related classes funded by corporates to get familiarized with industries in Japan and the real-world problems that they face.