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These activity ideas support caring for the local environment, decision making and being you.
Australians were asked to pick a song for the national anthem in 1977.
Use this matrix with Kate and Jol Temple's books to empower student voice and agency in the classroom.
Discover the plants and animals all around us.
Examine four political cartoons from the First World War about Billy Hughes.
Explore significant women in our history.
A conversation with zine maker, Bastian Fox Phelan.
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