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This list explains what the bold words in this document mean.

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Accessible

If something is accessible, everyone can use it.

This might be:

  • a place or a building
  • a service
  • information.

A map of Australia with an Aboriginal dot pattern and hand prints. There are dots for the Torres Strait Islands.

First Nations

First Nations people are also known as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Parliament House, book and question mark icons.

Inquiry

An Inquiry is a way for governments to:

  • look at a problem
  • try to find solutions.

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Literacy

Literacy is reading and writing.