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.
How much do you know about the 1975 dismissal?
The party room was a place to celebrate achievements, build camaraderie and even take a nap.
A spotlight on the work of two Indigenous artists.
The First Nations Advisory Committee provides expert guidance on projects and programming.
How smokers 'did the right thing' at Old Parliament House.
This plaque signifies Dorothy Margaret Tangney becoming Australia's first woman senator.
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. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased people.
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