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Authors have used the beauty, harshness and problems of our land to tell their stories, often basing their stories in familiar locations and using their reaction to a particular environment as the central theme.

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Looking at Polynesia on a world map can be deceiving, as the vast majority of the Polynesian islands appear as near-identical green specks scattered across vast oceanic areas.

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Erika Feller is a distinguished international lawyer and humanitarian advocate who has shaped global refugee protection through her groundbreaking work with the United Nations and her commitment to upholding human rights.

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Professor John Maynard is a Worimi man from the Port Stephens region of New South Wales.

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Mark McKenna is one of Australia’s leading historians, based at the University of Sydney.

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Timeline of events from 1901 to 1967

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When European explorers began to enter the Pacific they were astounded by its vast extent and fact that most of the islands were already inhabited.

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There are many stories of extreme weather and descriptions from those who survived the ordeals of droughts, bushfires, floods and cyclones in Australia.

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Antarctica has been explored by meteorologists since the early 1900s. Blizzards are common there.

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Children develop their sense of self through relationships with friends and families. Many early Australian children’s novels depict families on the move from Britain to Australia. Some struggled to establish a life in the harsh outback.