Using a truly Australian language
Although I’m a white Australian of six generations, English is my second language. My first language is a truly beautiful Australian language – Auslan or Australian Sign Language.
The future will be better
I was 10 years old and living in Sudan when my mother packed our bags and said we were leaving. Six years later, I would be in Australia learning English, theatre and hoping for a better future.
Potential to grow
Australians like to travel abroad and I feel our ‘multiculturalism’ is a way to keep to travelling whilst being at home, how exciting!
Being Australian
A short narrative on what it means to be an Australian living in society today.
From Russia to Love – Poppa John’s story
A journey from Russia to Australia during the 1950s - a discovery of free-for-all attitudes, warmer climate, better employment but also current prejudices, and ultimate contentment in the Antipodes.
The Vietnam Moratoriums
By 1970 public opinion against Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War had begun to change, with an increasingly large protest movement.
Britain’s Colonial Secretary proposes a federal system
In 1847 Britain's Colonial Secretary, Earl Grey, proposed a cooperative federal system for Australia.
Sydney City Council holds Australia’s first popular election
The Sydney City Council held Australia's first popular election on 1 November 1842.
The Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Stockade of 1854 is considered by some historians to be the birthplace of Australian democracy.
