AC9HE10K02 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

the ways that government intervenes in the economy to improve economic performance and living standards within Australian society

Elaborations

• 1 explaining how the Australian Government uses fiscal policy to help improve the standard of living; for example, the federal Budget, taxation, expenditure on skills training and workforce development
• 2 explaining the forces that shape and affect variations in living standards within Australian society, such as unemployment and poverty, and identifying why the government may redistribute income and wealth
• 3 explaining how the government may redistribute income to achieve a more equal distribution of income and wealth; for example, income transfers such as pensions, youth allowance and job search, or the provision of services for all such as healthcare and education

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