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.
Journalist Paul Daley shares the story of Alfred Stafford.
How the police intercepted a threat against the Prime Minister.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
Explore parliamentary debates from the last 100 years of records.
Our educator-led onsite programs for K-12 explore media literacy, civic participation and student voice.
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