NAIDOC week
Explore a range of exciting activity ideas to celebrate NAIDOC week.
This matrix has activities, recipes and our list of favourite First Nations picture books.
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This matrix has activities, recipes and our list of favourite First Nations picture books.
Students learn about important people, change in our democracy and their role in making change.
Use this provocation to explore ways to create sustainable change.
Listen to historic moments from the chambers.
Draws attention to the human-made problems for marine animals and encourages care for our oceans.
Australians were asked to vote on whether men in National Service could be deployed to fight in World War One.
Listen to historic moments from the Senate Chamber.
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