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Use historical terms and concepts (ACHHS183)

Elaborations
  • defining and using terms and concepts such as ‘liberation’, ‘human rights’, ‘popular culture’ and ‘contestability’
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

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