Civic engagement with Matt Cosgrove
Develop a growth mindset.
Use this resource with Matt Cosgrove’s fantastic Macca and Dharma series to help students discover how they can create the best versions of themselves.

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Use this resource with Matt Cosgrove’s fantastic Macca and Dharma series to help students discover how they can create the best versions of themselves.
Celebrates the life and work of Joan Child, the first woman to become Speaker of the House.
Learn about Stella Young, writer, comedian, television presenter and disability advocate.
How preparations in 1926 were made for the opening of Parliament House in 1927.
Discover some of the items that have been unexpectedly discovered in the museum.
Learn about the life of Jagera man Neville Bonner AO.
Explore our desire to collect things.
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