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.
Explore what qualities make a good leader and how young people can make positive change.
Educators reflect on how they've empowered students to become leaders.
The well-populated story behind the election of a party leader.
See how many birds you can spot.
How it works, why it matters and the power of your role in it.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
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