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Finding Eliza

Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction by Fiona Foley, Finding …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Larissa Behrendt Publisher: UQP Published year: 2016

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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 12 Author: Kate Grenville Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2005

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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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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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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: 1998

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Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

In producing this edition, Muecke and Shoemaker have at last righted the injustices done to David …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Unaipon, Adam Shoemaker, Stephen Muecke Publisher: MUP Published year: 2001

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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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Dark Emu

Dark Emu argues for a reconsideration of the 'hunter-gatherer' tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Bruce Pascoe Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2014

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Remember Ronald Ryan

The human and political story of the last man to be executed in Australia, Remember Ronald Ryan won …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Barry Dickins Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1994

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Took the Children Away

Archie Roach AM’s deeply personal song, ‘Took the Children Away’, from his 1990 debut album, …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Archie Roach Illustrator: Ruby Hunter Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Published year: 2020

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