The National Commission of Audit was announced by the Treasurer, the Hon Joe Hockey MP, and the Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, on 22 October 2013. The Commission was established by the Australian Government as an independent body to review and...
Following on from my last economics blog about International organisations affecting trade, I thought it would be good to continue to look at trade and globalisation. This week we look at trade agreements and blocs that Australia is involved in. These are useful for...
This weekend Sydney hosted finance ministers and central bankers from across the globe as part of hosting the G20 meeting. Pretty big event for Sydney to host but I haven’t seen much press coverage of it other than quoting a predictable statements from Joe...
Australian Unemployment figure hits 10 year high This week it was announced that the Australian unemployment rate hits 10 year high to 6%. Read more here China export figures out this week show signs of defying slowdown With China making up most of Australian exports...
The easiest path to getting a great result in HSC Economics is to be actively interested in what is happening with the global and Australian economy as it happens. Economic indicators and policies are analysed on a hourly basis across the globe allowing students to...
