Subjects include issues from History, Geography, Commerce and Social Science curricula in Australian schools. Student role plays, active citizenship and literacy activities are included. In the past, there has been a close connection between Grand Prix car racing and tobacco sponsorship. However, the connection will end soon because of the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 2000. This TWS shows where bills come from and the five steps the Minister for Health and Aged Care followed to end tobacco sponsorship.
Students can use the same five steps in an activity to change school rules.
There are also active citizenship activities to explore the concept of power and the making and changing of rules and laws. This TWS compares and contrasts Tariff Acts passed by the Commonwealth parliament in 1902 when tariffs were raised and 1999 when tariffs were lowered. There are two role plays for students. In the first, students role play actual politicians in the first Commonwealth Parliament and argue in an adversarial debate. In the second role play, students play the role of contemporary politicians and pass the Bill in a consensus debate.