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Books by Indigenous creators

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the remarkable account of the life of Mana, a young …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe Illustrator: Mervyn Street Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2015

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The Garret: Terra Nullius

Claire G. Coleman is a Wirlomin Noongar woman whose ancestral Country is in South Coast Western…

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Claire G. Coleman Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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The Garret: Finding Eliza

Larissa Behrendt, a Eualeyai and Kamillaroi woman, is a writer, lawyer and academic. This …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Larissa Behrendt Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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The Garret: Becoming Kirrali Lewis

Jane Harrison, a descendant of the Muruwari people of NSW, is a playwright, novelist, and the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jane Harrison Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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The Eagle Inside

Jimmy is the smallest bird at school. Surrounded by big, tough birds, he feels different in every …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Jack Manning Bancroft Illustrator: Bronwyn Bancroft Publisher: Hardie Grant Published year: 2018

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The Drover’s Wife

Tarantino meets Deadwood in this full-throttle drama of our colonial past, written by the …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Leah Purcell Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 2016

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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

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That Deadman Dance

'Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Kim Scott Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published year: 2010

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Swallow the Air

When May's mother dies suddenly, she and her brother Billy are taken in by Aunty. However, their …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Tara June Winch Publisher: UQP Published year: 2006

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Stradbroke Dreamtime

Stradbroke Dreamtime is a collection of 27 short stories, ideal for reading in class, from acclaimed…

Author: Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) Illustrator: Bronwyn Bancroft Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1972