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.
Neville Bonner used this to give his stamp of approval during his time in parliament.
Late 1970s and early 1980s fashion are on full display in these Christmas cards!
How a collection item connects us to voices from the past.
Practical resources and ideas to use in the classroom across civics and citizenship, media literacy and more.
How preparations in 1926 were made for the opening of Parliament House in 1927.
The 2021 theme of NAIDOC Week is Heal Country.
The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.
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