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This article talks about a 12.5% excise tax on tobacco in Australia which is supposed to boost the Australian economy and to reduce smoking-cancer.

The Australia government is proposing a change in their confusing government subsidies for childcare to have one single payment which subsidizes up to 90% for low income families. This is a tool to reduce income inequality and to encourage young children from lower income groups to be able to have a strong foundation in their education. The problem of this subsidy is the question of the unhappiness of the taxes payers who may resist this proposal because of the higher government expenditure incurred on families which may have many social problems and are unable to have a stable employment.

This article shows the impact of unemployment data on the currency and mentions how monetary policy should be used to control aggregate demand.