Jackie Huggins
Jackie Huggins, a member of the Pitjara/Bidjara and Birri Gubba Juru people, is the Deputy Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Unit at the University of Queensland. In popular demand as a speaker on Aboriginal issues, she is a well-known …
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A Fortunate Life
Born in 1894, and first sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a …
Year:
Secondary, Year 8
Author:
A.B. Facey
Publisher:
Fremantle Press
Published year:
1981
Teacher Resource
Essay
Radiance
Radiance is an exuberant black sabbath for three great Indigenous dames. Cressy, Nora and Mae are …
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Author:
Louis Nowra
Publisher:
Currency Press
Published year:
1993
Teacher Resource
Essay
The 7 Stages of Grieving
This is a proud milestone in Australian theatre history; a contemporary Indigenous performance text …
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Author:
Wesley Enoch, Deborah Mailman
Publisher:
Playlab
Published year:
1996
Teacher Resource
Essay
Wesley Enoch
Wesley Enoch is a writer and director for the stage. He was the Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre Company from 2010 to 2015 and is the current Artistic Director at the Sydney Festival. He hails from Stradbroke Island (Minjeribah) and is a proud…
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Seven Little Australians
'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.' Her father…
Year:
Primary, Year 5
Author:
Ethel Turner
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1894
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Papunya School Book of Country and History
The Papunya School Book of Country and History is a unique and fascinating account of the history of…
Author:
Papunya School
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2001
Boori Monty Pryor
Boori Monty Pryor is an indigenous Australian born in Townsville, North Queensland in 1950. His father is from the Birri-gubba Nation of the Bowen region and his mother's tribal group from Yarrabah, near Cairns, is the Kunggandji. Boori has worked in…
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Dot and the Kangaroo
Lost and afraid in the darkening bush, Dot is befriended by a kind Kangaroo. She eats the berries of…
Year:
Primary, Year 6
Author:
Ethel Charlotte Pedley
Illustrator:
Frank Mahony
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Published year:
1899
Teacher Resource
Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature
A landmark anthology of Australian literary writing across all genres from over two centuries, this …
Author:
Nicholas Jose
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2008
Essay