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No Sugar

Essay by Bernadette Brennan It has seemed to me for some years that two aspects of the Aboriginal …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Book Author: Jack Davis Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1985

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Nine Parts of Desire

Essay by Randa Abdel-Fattah 'The daily life of Muslim women.' 'An understanding of the women …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Geraldine Brooks Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2008

The Jerilderie Letter

Essay by Germaine Greer The Jerilderie Letter was written for publication, but it is not a work of…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Ned Kelly Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1879

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Tracks

Essay by Tony Birch The filmmaker, Werner Herzog, believes there is only one way to truly engage …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Robyn Davidson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Published year: 1980

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Tell Me I’m Here

Essay by Stephanie Dowrick A short way into Tell Me I’m Here, Anne Deveson’s magnificent …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Anne Deveson Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1991

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Romulus, My Father

Essay by Kári Gíslason In a key moment of reflection and pause, Romulus, My Father offers the …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Raimond Gaita Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1999

Follow the Rabbit-proof Fence

Essay by Larissa Behrendt Doris Pilkington Garimara tells the story of her mother in Follow the …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Book Author: Nugi Garimara (Doris Pilkington) Publisher: UQP Published year: 1996

Don’t Take Your Love to Town

Essay by Tara June Winch In 1988, Don't Take Your Love to Town became the first of five …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Book Author: Ruby Langford Ginibi Publisher: UQP Published year: 1988

A Fortunate Life

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

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Essay by Michael Gurr What frightened the author, director and cast on the opening night of the …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Book Author: Ray Lawler Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1955