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Prominent women in Australia’s feminist movement

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Explore the contributions of key Australian feminists who shaped the fight for women's rights and reflect on their lasting impact on feminism today.

Print media: The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Under legal deposit provisions of the Copyright Act (1968), one copy of everything that is published in Australia must be lodged with the National Library of Australia. As a result, the Library’s collection holds a vast array of Australia’s printed news media.

Pre-Shogunate Japan

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Take your students on a journey through Japan’s early political and cultural development, leading up to the rise of the shogunate.

Presenting weather

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The weather is an important part of our lives, and this is reflected in the arts and other sources we consume.

Polynesian expansion across the Pacific (c.700-1756)

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This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 8 students. It adopts an inquiry learning approach that develops students’ skills in investigating Asia-Pacific societies in depth.

Poetry by Judith Wright – 'Bora Ring'

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These activities introduce students to the poem Bora Ring, as well as to the poem’s background and author. They also develop students’ understanding of how an author’s perspective can change and enhance the meaning of a text.

Picture books

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Reading picture books is important in speech development, building literacy skills, helping children to use their imagination.

Personalities

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The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia and its principal Sydney-based artists - Julian Ashton, A. Henry Fullwood and Frank Mahony - transformed the way settler colonial Australia was seen both here and around the world.

Performing arts

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Sydney’s first theatre was said to be opened in 1796 and was managed by Robert Sidaway.

Participation and protest

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This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship for Year 8 students. It adopts an inquiry-based learning approach that develops a student’s understanding of Australians’ rights, freedoms and opportunities to participate in Australia’s democracy.

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