The new A$10 banknote, part of a series. The next new banknote to be released will be the A$50, planned for 2018.
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The new series of Australian banknotes are not a designer’s dream but they are the strongest yet in terms of preventing counterfeiting.
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We need to work out how to save capitalism from itself.
Burning issue.
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Was setting fire to all that money immoral waste, ritual sacrifice or artistic statement?
Should convenience come at a cost?
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A recent ban on charges for paying by credit or debit card could open the door to legal action for surplus fees paid in the past.
Stable food prices are a central issue for South Africa’s Reserve Bank. But should it be doing more to protect the poor?
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There’s a raging debate in South Africa about the role of its central bank. This is inevitable given that so much is changing in the world of central banking and in economic life.
The RBA found Australians are increasingly using cards instead of cash for in-person payments.
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ATMs will need to evolve to remain relevant, perhaps taking on other services entirely.
The advantages of coins as currency were clear.
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Currency first hit the scene thousands of years ago. An anthropologist explains the early origins and uses of money – and how archaeological finds fill in our picture of the past.
‘Man at the crossroads’
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A new study of how frequently certain words were used between 1800 and 2000 shows that political power as a guiding principle is more important than money and religious belief.
How will policy changes affect schools?
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Here’s what the latest funding proposals mean for schools.
Teenagers don’t know as much as they should about managing money.
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Around a fifth of 15-year-olds in Australia do not have basic financial literacy.
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A new report confirms how the rich become deluded about their talents, but also hints at a growing acknowledgement of inequality.
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Millie, aged 5, wants to know where money comes from. We asked an economist to explain.
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The health of our pensions can ebb and flow with mortality rates, and the latest data has delivered a shock.
Alabama’s lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, 2002.
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In Oregon and Washington, the costs of seeking and administering the death penalty have increased significantly since the 1980s.
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The UK’s new £1 coin is touted as being the most-secure in the world. Its dodecagonal shape harks back to an old threepenny forebear.
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Increasing inequality, environmental degradation, financial instability – it’s clear the current system is broken.
The study examined how women experienced financial abuse across cultures.
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A study finds financial abuse can be disguised as care and is tied into social values of the Anglo-Celtic and Indian communities.
A flat-rate fee on student loans isn’t a radical idea.
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A flat-rate fee on all student loans is a fairer economic proposal.
Last year 35 UK universities received donations of a million pounds or more.
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Why higher education is a worthy cause for the rich and famous.
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New plastic banknotes pose a challenge to forensic scientists that clever chemistry can solve.