Theme

Australian identity

A Fortunate Life

Born in 1894, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: A. B. Facey Publisher: Penguin Australia Published year: 1981

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This volume contains the best and most characteristic of a lifetime’s work by one of Australia’s…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: A. D. Hope Publisher: Halstead Press Published year: 2000

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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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At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. This event has a shocking …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Christos Tsiolkas Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2008

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Christos Tsiolkas is the author of five novels, most of which have been adapted for the screen. …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Christos Tsiolkas Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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David Unaipon – the man on the $50 note – was a most extraordinary person. An early Aboriginal …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Unaipon Publisher: MUP Published year: 1930

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Don Watson's Death Sentence is scathing, funny and brilliant. In public life the Australian …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Don Watson Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2004

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'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 Australia Published year: 1894

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When a mysterious cannibal pot is discovered by Steven Messenger, it is only one of the many bizarre…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Gary Crew Publisher: Hachette Australia, Hachette Childrens Published year: 1990

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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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