The Dying Days of Segregation in Australia (Australian Aboriginal Issues, #1)
by Barbara Miller
Red Haze: Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam (The Drum)
by Leon Davidson
An insight into the experiences of Australian and New Zealand soldiers in the Vietnam War. Suggested level: secondary.
Let's Save the Great Barrier Reef: Why we must protect our planet (Let's Save ...)
by Catherine Barr
Discover why we must protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change.The Great Barrier Reef is a wonderland of colour beneath the waves. The largest coral reef in the world, it is home to a quarter of all ocean life. This beautifully illustrated picture book brings to life this extraordinary underwater world for young children, exploring its dazzling coral gardens and rainbow-coloured sea creatures. Diving into this unique habitat, readers will discover fascinating marine life, how the coral...
Amazing People of Sydney (Amazing People Club Bioviews)
by Charles Margerison
Mata Austronesia is a collection of illustrated stories told by Austronesians past and present—an (ethno)graphic novel. Mata, the word for "eye" in numerous Austronesian languages, represents the common origin of the many distinctive Austronesian peoples spread throughout their vast oceanic realm. The tales in this book immerse us in the beauty of this shared heritage, ancestral memory, and cultural legacy.Millennia before the first Europeans ventured into the Pacific, Austronesian explorers sai...
Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber and a murderer. He was in trouble with the law from the age of 12. He stole hundreds of horses and cattle. He robbed two banks. He killed three men. Yet, when Ned was sentenced to death, thousands of people rallied to save his life. He stood up to the authorities and fought for what he believed in. He defended the rights of people who had no power. Was he a villain? Or a hero? What do you think?
Fromelles: Australia's Bloodiest Day at War (The Drum)
by Carole Wilkinson
The little-known story of Reg Saunders, the first Indigenous Australian to become an officer in the Army, retold in action-packed graphic format. Reg Saunders MBE (1920–90) not only survived the World War II battlefields in the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, Crete and New Guinea, but excelled as a military leader. He was recommended for officer training and, in 1944, returned to New Guinea as a platoon commander – the first Aboriginal Australian to serve as a commissioned officer. What happ...
'Grandfather and Grandmother telling lots of stories. They had to live at Yalata. Their home was bombed. That was their home where the bomb went off. They thought it was mamu tjuta, evil spirits, coming. Everyone was frightened, thinking about people back in the bush. Didn't know what bomb was. Later told it was poison. Parents and grandparents really wanted to go home, used to talk all the time to get their land back.'Yvonne Edwards was just six years old when the first bombs of the nuclear tes...