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Australian history

This Is Home: Essential Australian Poems for Children

In This Is Home, much-loved author Jackie French has gathered a poem for every child and every mood…

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Tania McCartney Publisher: National Library of Australia Published year: 2019

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The Welcome to Country Handbook

The Welcome to Country Handbook by Professor Marcia Langton AO is your accessible introduction to …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Marcia Langton Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2023

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The Secret River

In 1806 William Thornhill, a man of quick temper and deep feelings, is transported from the slums of…

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Kate Grenville Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2005

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The Jerilderie Letter

Outlaw, murderer, self-proclaimed victim, Ned Kelly is an Australian icon. But who was he? Kelly…

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

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The Garret: Thomas Keneally

Reading Australia presents this Thomas Keneally podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast…

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Thomas Keneally Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2018

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The Garret: Anita Heiss

Dr Anita Heiss writes non-fiction, commercial women's fiction, children's literature and poetry. …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Anita Heiss Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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The Divine Wind

Friendship is a slippery notion. We lose friends as we change and our friends don't, or as we form …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Garry Disher Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 1999

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Reg Saunders: An Indigenous War Hero

The little-known story of Reg Saunders, the first Indigenous Australian to become an officer in the…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Hugh Dolan, Adrian Threlfall Publisher: NewSouth Books Published year: 2015

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One Minute’s Silence

A moving and powerful story about the meaning of Remembrance Day, drawing on the ANZAC and Turkish …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: David Metzenthen Illustrator: Michael Camilleri Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2014

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Ned Kelly and the Green Sash

A narrative non-fiction picture book about the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, Australia’s …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Mark Greenwood Illustrator: Frane Lessac Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2010

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