OLET1143 How Economic Policy Remade Australia (University of Sydney): rated 3.6/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
OLET1143 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Economics. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 经济政策如何重塑澳大利亚
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Economics
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Since the 1980s Australia has been reshaped by policies that have transformed what we do and our place in the global economy. This unit examines how Australia has been 'remade' Australian through economic policies.
OLET1143 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 4.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.4/5).
On Reddit: "As far as I know most students will find doing Econ/Law a particularly challenging jump from high school, so full time units + OLEs might be too much, but not impossible. OLET1143 is a pretty simple intro to economics with a focus on Australian policy, which you’ll get from econ…"
On Reddit: "It's fairly straightforward if you did HSC Economics and were a Band 6 student - would mostly be revision and reperforming one of your Year 12 essays. I fell into this category and achieved a mark of 90+. However, if you have little experience with Economics it may not be the be…"
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Q: Is OLET1143 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 4.3/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches OLET1143, and when is it offered?
A: OLET1143 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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