The federal government is trying to make Australians more financially literate, but it’s using a definition that ignores many political, economic and cultural factors.
Despite its name, cryptocurrency isn’t just money. It could also be debt or equity and so it should be regulated and taxed in the same way as other finance.
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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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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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.
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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