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Romulus, My Father

Romulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia …

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

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Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

A Stolen Generations story of astounding courage: three Aboriginal girls, taken from their mothers, …

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

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Don’t Take Your Love to Town

A seminal work of Indigenous memoir. Ruby Langford Ginibi’s remarkable talent for storytelling …

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

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A Mother’s Disgrace

'A journey of identity by a virtuoso in language and master of narrative control . . . a brave, …

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

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The Female Eunuch

A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, The Female Eunuch is a landmark in …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Germaine Greer Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1970

Teacher Resource Essay

The Removalists

A young policeman’s first day on duty becomes a violent and highly charged initiation into law …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Williamson Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1971

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Radiance

Three half-sisters who have drifted far apart meet again at the ramshackle house on stilts where …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Louis Nowra Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1993

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No Sugar

Commissioned for the 1985 Perth Festival, this is the spirited story of the Millimurra family’s …

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

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Hotel Sorrento

Hilary lives in seaside Sorrento with her father and sixteen-year-old son; Pippa is visiting from …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Hannie Rayson Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1990

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The Floating World

The story of a returned serviceman's descent into madness on a cruise ship bound for Japan. …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: John Romeril Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1975

Teacher Resource Essay