Jimmy Chi
Born in Broome in 1948 to a Bardi Aboriginal mother with Scottish heritage and a Broome born father whose parents were Chinese and Japanese, Jimmy Chi embodies his hometown's cultural diversity. Although he left Broome to undertake an engineering …
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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
Seven Little Australians
'Without doubt Judy was the worst of the seven, probably because she was the cleverest.' Her father…
Year:
Primary, Year 5, Year 6
Author:
Ethel Turner
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1894
Teacher Resource
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 5, 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
Peter Minter
Peter Minter is a prize-winning poet, editor and reviewer. He is the author of several collections of poetry including blue grass, Empty Texas and Rhythm in a Dorsal Fin, was the editor of the Varuna New Poetry series, a founding editor of Cordite …
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Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature
A groundbreaking collection of work from some of the great Australian Aboriginal writers, …
Author:
Anita Heiss, Peter Minter
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2008