How Referendums Work - Learning Activities And Resources

This resource explains how a referendum is passed and explores the history of referendums in Australia.

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Learn what the Constitution is, what a referendum is and the issues Australians have voted on in the past.

What's a referendum?

Take students through the process of a referendum, from how the question is written to voting day.

How is a referendum created?

Hear the story of Enid Lyons, the first woman member of the House of Representatives.

Your guide to how often voters go to the polls.

A look back at family life in Old Parliament House.

Fatherly advice from a future prime minister.

The experiences of several women involved in the British suffragette movement.

Students engage in deep learning as they explore civic participation in a functioning democracy.