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.
How preparations were managed for the opening of Old Parliament House in 1927.
Listen to a rare recording of a speech by Stanley Bruce in 1929.
Using political cartoons, students develop their critical thinking and media skills.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Ernest Williams and his wife's invitations to the event of the year.
Pocket-sized cylindrical boxes for matches, were popular in Australia and New Zealand in the early 1900s.
Explore the role of media in our democracy.
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