I've got "Australia in the Global Economy" by Tim Dixon and John O'Mahoney 2010 edition
I meant things like the "Building Australia Fund" and "Education Investment Fund"
but I might be worrying too much
The HSC will NEVER ask that directly. Im pretty sure thats not in the syllabus. So u shouldnt need to worry about it.
You'll only ever use it in an essay, and thats only if the essay question allows to u write about it.
Honestly, i have no idea what it is lol.
How does the National Competition reform
Im not quite sure if thats a question coz it doesnt make sense
One of the MERs is called "The national competition reform/policy"
Its like asking: "How does exchange rate" <-- yeah it doesnt make sense right?
I'm assuming ur asking how does national competition policy work.
This should be in ur textbook. But off the top of my head. Competition policy works by using legislation (not deregulation, i think) designed to encourage competitive practices in our markets. Like u said, its does this through outlawing monopolies and collusion which is enforced by the ACCC. By increasing competition it forces producers to offer lowers prices, increasing efficiency and productivity, fueling long term eco growth.
I think another point that may be important is including the the Industry Commissions statistic that National competition policy has increased our GDP by 2.5%