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The 1967 Referendum  
URL:http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/default.asp?id=9592
Category:Australian Studies  Aboriginal Studies 

This is a teaching resource from the Australia's Democracy kit: Civics Topic 4, based on the 1967 Referendum to remove clauses from the Australian Constitution which discriminated against Indigenous Australians. It requires students to examine visual sources and to identify and analyse information.

2004 Bicentenary of Tasmania  
URL:http://www.bicentenary.tas.gov.au/
Category:Australian history  Australian Studies 

During 2004, Tasmania will commemorate the European exploration and settlement of the Island, which took place in the generation between 1772 and 1804. Among the projects is a roll of honour, a community history project, and 'Our Streets...Our Stories', a photographic project. The website lists events and activities taking place in 2004.

ABC - A place to think  
URL:http://www.abc.net.au/aplacetothink/#home
Category:Australian Studies  Mass Media 

A moving history of Australia, including snapshots of 60 years from Film Australia. Starting from Australia's graphic history through the 1940's to the new millenium.

Academic Info - Your Gateway to Quality Educational Resources  
URL:http://www.academicinfo.net/aus.html
Category:Australian Studies  Aboriginal Studies 

Academic Info is an annotated Internet subject directory for college and university students but it's also used by high school students, librarians, and the general public.

Access to the Information and Services of the Australian, State, Territory & Local Governments  
URL:http://www.gov.au
Category:Australian geography  Australian Studies 

An Australian whole-of-government single point of access (portal). In its current release, the site provides links to the ten entry points for Australian, State, Territory and Local governments.

Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library  
URL:http://www.deakin.edu.au/alfreddeakin/
Category:Other Libraries & Documentation Centres  Australian and Pacific Studies  Australian Studies 

The Alfred Deakin Digital Archive is a collaborative project between the National Library of Australia and Deakin University. This site from the Deakin University Library contains a biography, timeline, photographs and resources on Alfred Deakin, federation and Australia during the early 20th century.

Angry Penguins  
URL:http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/angrypenguins/
Category:Australian poetry  Australian Studies 

An article about the Angry Penguins, the modernist literary and artistic movement that sought to shake up the entrenched art establishment of Australia in the 1940s. Links to relevant online resources are provided.

Antarctic Philatelic  
URL:http://www.south-pole.com/homepage.html
Category:Australian Studies  Australian history 

Dedicated to the stamps, postal history and heroic explorers of the Antarctic this site contains many other useful resources including a detailed timeline of the chronology of exploration in the Antarctic region.

Anzac Day  
URL:http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/anzac/
Category:Australian Studies 

An article about why Australians and New Zealanders commemorate ANZAC Day on 25 April each year, the anniversary of the day on which the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (the ANZACs) landed at Gallipoli in 1915 during the First World War. Links to relevant online resources are provided.

ANZAC Day  
URL:http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/pathfinders/anzac/
Category:Australian history  Australian Studies 

Commemoration of ANZAC Day provides students with an opportunity to learn about Gallipoli and of Australia?s involvement in conflict in the years since then. The site includes a resource list for teachers and classroom ideas.