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.
MoAD and the Courtyard Cafe are open. Some exhibitions and rooms are closed for essential building works. Learn more
This matrix has a wide variety of engaging activities to support media making and development of critical thinking skills.
Find out why you are required to vote in free, democratic elections.
How a majority government can lose a vote in the House of Representatives.
Discover how referendums work with this graphic story by cartoonist David Conley.
We love talking to new venues about hosting our Behind the Lines political cartoon exhibition.
How Australia prepared for the Second World War.
Learn what it's like in space and what astronauts eat.
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