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Questioning the media
These two media reports need careful analysis and also provide the opportunity to discuss the various ways to represent data.
There is an apparent contradiction between the Tasmanian and South Australian data.
These States have the highest average annual household electricity bills, but the lowest total weekly household spending on goods and services.
| State | Amount |
| Tasmania | $2780 |
| South Australia | $2182 |
| New South Wales | $2068 |
| Queensland | $1950 |
| Victoria | $1842 |
| Western Australia | $1515 |
Total weekly household spending on goods and services.
Source: moneysmart.gov.au
There is teaching advice for this example in Teaching Critical Questioning. You can download the Analysing Media Reports: Student Worksheet as well as Analysing Media Reports: Possible Answers.