Treasury Department

The next generation of Australian dollar notes will include tactile features to help people with visual impairments differentiate between them, says the Reserve Bank of Australia. Last year, the agency met with a boy who started a petition asking for the

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Economy

Blind Boy's Quest Prompts Australia To Plan Tactile Cash

2:13pm February 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Blind since birth, Connor McLeod couldn't tell how much money he'd been given for Christmas. So he started a petition seeking banknotes that can be differentiated by touch.

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National

Against 'Islamic State' Militants, Treasury May Need To Try New Tools

8:24pm July 08, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

In combating militants, one weapon is cutting off the groups' funding from charities or outside donors. But the "Islamic State" gets its money from other means and may be immune to U.S. techniques.

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