Media and meaning making
Develop media literacy and critical thinking skills.
This matrix has a wide variety of engaging activities to support media making and development of critical thinking skills.

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This matrix has a wide variety of engaging activities to support media making and development of critical thinking skills.
Neville Bonner used this to give his stamp of approval during his time in parliament.
Join us as we mark the 50th anniversary of the dismissal.
Encourage students to get out their pencils and start drawing.
Practical resources and ideas to use in the classroom across civics and citizenship, media literacy and more.
Stories from the gardens
How these museum objects tell stories of past members for Bennelong.
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