The Australian Constitution
An illustrated guide to The Australian Constitution by cartoonist David Conley.
Help students gain an understanding of how a bill becomes a law and how a referendum can change the Constitution with this graphic story.
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Help students gain an understanding of how a bill becomes a law and how a referendum can change the Constitution with this graphic story.
Referendums give you the power to change the Constitution.
Celebrate activists and their allies who have championed justice and equality.
Gratitude means being thankful for something and remembering the good things in our lives.
Discover how opinion polls originated.
Stand in the room where history-making moments happened.
Explore the surprisingly humble office where Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser and Bob Hawke once led the country.
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