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Aussie and NZ teens quiz Helen Clark
High school students on both sides of the Tasman will question New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark about issues that unite and divide our two countries in the first Talkback Classroom forum to visit New Zealand, on Wednesday.

Desert people and places inspire writers
Authors Robyn Davidson and Barry Hill will speak about drawing inspiration from desert people and places during a free forum at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Sunday.

Aussie and US teens quiz US congressman
An international student panel will quiz US congressman Xavier Becerra about cultural diversity in a Talkback Classroom forum tomorrow.

Canberra cook wins Anzac biscuits bash
ACT CWA member Patricia Nossal took top honours in the national Anzac biscuit bash at the National Museum of Australia this afternoon.

Whose Anzac biscuits are Australia's best?
Celebrity chef Margaret Fulton comes to the National Museum of Australia in Canberra this Sunday to judge the best Anzac bikkie baked by Country Women’s Association cooks from across the nation.

Historians explore basis of Anzac legend
A group of distinguished historians will present a range of views on the Anzac legend - and its significance to Australians - at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Sunday.

Storyteller to spin yarns in Port Lincoln
A talented storyteller who delights children at the Story Place in National Museum of Australia in Canberra is taking her tales to schools and libraries in Port Lincoln and area next week.

Comparing histories of deserts at 23 degrees South
A ground-breaking book which explores the comparative human and environmental histories of the southern hemisphere’s deserts will be launched at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra tomorrow.

Nation's best cartoonists go Behind the Lines
The year’s best political cartoons - tracing the tsunami, war, free trade and the fall of Latham - go on show at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra tomorrow.

A Sunday afternoon viewing the desert
A group of artists will wrestle with the question of why deserts captivate them at a free public forum this Sunday at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

Kevin Rudd to face young interviewers
The Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Security, Kevin Rudd, will face heavy questioning from three students in a Talkback Classroom interview at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

Historic rugby league shield handover
The historic Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Challenge Shield, presented to winners of the premiership in the first six years of first-grade rugby league competition in Australia - from 1908 to 1913 - will be unveiled at the National Museum of Australia tomorrow.