Kindness with Sue Hindle
Explore kindness and wellbeing with Sue Hindle.
Engage your students with activities that promote kindness, including singing a song, writing a letter, creating a poster or taking time to connect with nature.
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Engage your students with activities that promote kindness, including singing a song, writing a letter, creating a poster or taking time to connect with nature.
How Section 44 of the constitution can make you ineligible to serve in Parliament.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
The 1946 referendum led to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme and the beginnings of universal healthcare.
The party room was a place to celebrate achievements, build camaraderie and even take a nap.
Discover key events and decisions that were made at Old Parliament House.
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