Key Dates and Topics
F–Y2 Gladys Elphick
Download our ‘Gladys Elphick’ story and student activities for Foundation to Year 2 to recognise the achievements of a First Nations advocate. This ‘Learn and Do’ resource tells the story of Gladys Elphick’s tireless efforts to create opportunity for First Nations people and shift racist attitudes.
Y3–6 Gladys Elphick
Download our ‘Gladys Elphick’ fact sheet and student activities for Years 3 to 6 to recognise the achievements of a First Nations advocate. This ‘Learn and Do’ resource tells the story of Gladys Elphick’s tireless efforts to create opportunity for First Nations people and shift racist attitudes.
Y7–10 Gladys Elphick
Download our ‘Gladys Elphick’ fact sheet and student activities for Years 7 to 10 to recognise the achievements of a First Nations advocate. This ‘Learn and Do’ resource tells the story of Gladys Elphick’s tireless efforts to create opportunity for First Nations people and shift racist attitudes.
F-Y6 Australia Day guide
F-Y6 Australia Day Pride and Pain Timeline Activity
Y7-10 Australia Day guide
Y7-10 Australia Day Pride and Pain Timeline Activity
Year 3
Y3 HASS – Flags and dates
Students explore what flags, symbols and significant dates represent in Australia and the protocol involved in their use. Through exploring stories told by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, students identify different perspectives on significant events.
Y3 English – Sharing stories
Y3 HASS – Putting the YOU in community
Year 6
Y6 HASS – Examining sources relating to Australia’s Federation and Constitution
Year 7
Y7 Civics and Citizenship – How did a referendum change rights for First Nations people?
Year 8
Y8 English – Speeches for reconciliation
Students develop awareness of the ways speeches inform ideas and actions around reconciliation. Relevant concepts are unpacked and their representation in spoken texts is examined. Students engage with a variety of texts, a diversity of voices and different uses of persuasive language techniques.
Y8 English – Contexts for reconciliation
This unit allows students to develop awareness of the ideas, contexts and perspectives around reconciliation. Students unpack relevant concepts and texts and are encouraged to convey a respectful attitude towards learning about a complex issue that affects all Australians.
Year 9
Y9 English – Exploring First Nations texts
Students explore how First Nations Australian authors reflect unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing. This is achieved by reviewing the early history of First Nations literature and the difficulties of storytelling, and by analysing and contextualising protest poetry, drama and contemporary autobiographical writing.
Year 10
Y10 Geography – Locally led wellbeing
Students explore community-led programs that improve wellbeing for First Nations people. They examine case studies to build their understanding of challenges and responses to human wellbeing in different settings and complete a summative report or proposal for a First Nations-led wellbeing project.
Y10 History – The aims, tactics and outcomes of the 1967 Referendum
Australians Together Learning Framework
Take a deep dive into the Learning Framework and explore our vast array of First Nations stories, activities, resources, and more. Curate your own customised learning journey to unlock the truth of our past, prompt reflection about our present, and inspire meaningful action that will bring about a brighter shared future for our nation.
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Injustice from the impact of colonisation.
Discover our curated collection of stories, articles and statistics that expose the injustices at the heart of our nation.
Who are Indigenous Australians?
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A past that shapes our story as a nation.
Tell stories that many Australians have never heard.
Immerse yourself in stories and articles to understand the connection between our nation’s past and present.
Busting the myth of peaceful settlement
Early missionaries to Australia
The civil rights movement in Australia
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What’s it got to do with me?
Examines why this is relevant to every Australian.
Browse articles and stories that explore the ways we’re all connected, and what this means for us as Australians, collectively and individually.
What does this have to do with me?
Australia Day: answers to tricky questions
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Everyone has culture. Know about your culture and value the culture of others.
Dive into stories and articles that explore the significance of culture and its role in building a brighter future together.
Welcome to and Acknowledgement of Country
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Steps we can take to build a brighter future.
Find inspiration in stories and articles that show even little steps can lead to big change when we do things together.
How do I get the most out of these resources?
The resources are designed to be flexible and modular, working around how you like to teach. You can use the resources exactly as they’re designed, or as a starting point from which to build your own lessons. Make them your own and use them to help you feel more confident in class.
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Change takes time and we’re here to provide the support you need over the long term. We’re constantly building new resources and we love to hear from educators like you. Feel free to reach out at any point and we can see how we can help. Together we can build a brighter future and a more united Australia for everyone.
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