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.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
Tells the story of the conservation of Sir Edmund Barton's coatee.
Two examples from the Museum of Australian Democracy collection.
A beloved toy koala gifted to Australia's 100,000th British post-war migrant.
In the 1951 referendum, Australia voted no on banning Communist ideology by the barest of margins.
Listen to historic moments from the House of Representatives.
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