Civic engagement with Matt Cosgrove
Develop a growth mindset.
Use this resource with Matt Cosgrove’s fantastic Macca and Dharma series to help students discover how they can create the best versions of themselves.

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Use this resource with Matt Cosgrove’s fantastic Macca and Dharma series to help students discover how they can create the best versions of themselves.
Lionel Rose: boxing world title holder.
Share your special skills.
The well-populated story behind the election of a party leader.
Personal writing from PM Alfred Deakin.
Hear the story of Joan Child, the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Celebrate diversity, culture and what makes us different from each other.
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