With less than six months to go before the election, it is time to be alert to the numbers and phrases used by politicians, especially when they are trying to tell you that you will be better off under their policies. On this score it is best to pay particular attention when they start talking about middle Australia.
When most of us talk about “average” we actually mean the “mean”. If 10 people in a room in total earn a combined $1m a year, then their mean earnings is $100,000 ($1m divided by 10).
