Essays

By the River

Essay by Felicity Plunkett by the river evokes the textures of a small Australian town in 1962 …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Book Author: Steven Herrick Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2004

Essay by Judith Rodriguez Barbara Baynton is a hero of Australian writing because, in a decade …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Barbara Baynton Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1902

Essay by Anna Haebich The 2010 film adaptation of Bran Nue Dae was a risky venture for Rachel …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Jimmy Chi Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1991

Essay by David Berthold The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Nick Enright Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1996

Essay by Finegan Kruckemeyer The first notion that comes to my mind upon studying Blackrock – …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Nick Enright Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1996

Essay by Hilary Bell When Away premiered at Griffin Theatre in January 1986 I was nineteen and just…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Michael Gow Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1986

Essay by Judith Rodriguez 'Away', as a title, gives little away. It's a common word that's …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Michael Gow Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1986

Essay by Kerryn Goldsworthy On the day that Robert Dessaix first came face to face with his birth …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Book Author: Robert Dessaix Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1994

Essay by Geordie Williamson The story has been told so often it has taken on an air of myth. One…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Book Author: A.B. Facey Publisher: Fremantle Press Published year: 1981

Essay by Stephen Knight (University of Melbourne) 1. Towards Truth Australians have always been …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Book Author: Peter Temple Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2010