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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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In the years leading to the outbreak of World War II, Hitler and his government’s anti-Semitism became increasingly violent.

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At 9.15 pm on Sunday 3 September 1939, Australia’s Prime Minister, Robert Menzies (1894-1978), gave a radio address, announcing that Australia was at war with Germany.

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Opened in 1941, the Cowra camp was used as a site to house the growing number of Prisoners of War (POWs) from the Mediterranean theatre of war, mainly Italian and German troops.

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As the outbreak of war was announced, police forces around Australia moved swiftly to ensure there were no concerns about security at home.

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This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 10 students. It engages students with a rich selection of sources and challenges them to draw their own conclusions about World War 2. Using the lens of internment, this resource looks at home front human stories, impacts of war and genocide, migration and multiculturalism.

National edeposit (NED) is an innovative and collaborative service responding to the major challenge of capturing and preserving the digital documentary history of Australia, for the benefit of all Australians.

We had a special conversation with artist Luke Cornish, celebrating the bold, intricate, and politically charged stencil work of E.L.K.

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Australia is a signatory of various international treaties and laws. Treaties, conventions, protocols and covenants are agreements between nation states on how best to respond to international issues.

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Direct action can be separated into two categories: civil resistance and civil disobedience.