Australians All looks at many aspects of Australias diverse communities. We are a country of many different cultures living happily alongside one another. Indigenous Australians have been here for more than 60,000 years. Since the last decades of the 1700s there have been waves of new settlers from scores of countries-- from Britainto China, Italy to India, Greece to Somalia. New arrivals have added to Australian culture by bringing with them their food, music, religion and language to sha

Australia has six states and two territories. Each has a capital city with its own character, climate and history.

Australians are free to practise any religion they choose, or none at all.Long before European people began to live in Australia in 1788, Indigenous people in this land had their own belief systems. These beliefs have a strong connection both to the land and to spirit ancestors.Today most Australians who practise a religion belong to one of the many branches of Christianity and in particular its Catholic and Anglican traditions. Judaism, Islam and the Hindu and Buddhist faiths are also flour

State and National Parks belong to all Australians.Commonwealth, State and Territory governments have established them to protect their precious environments for future generations.Everything in the parks is protected. Nothing can be taken out, except what you carry in Natural features, plants and animals must not be disturbed. Find out about some of Australias best known State and National Parks, found across the country from forests to coasts, in this fascinating book. Covering subject

Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the Mac Australia Topics books combine brilliant photography and visual literacy elements with authoritative text matched to students reading ability.Text Type: Information ReportReading Ages: 8.5-10 years

Some Australians live in small towns and communities on the coast where they enjoy a relaxed lifestyle. Many of them are permanent residents. Others are weekenders and someare visitors during the holiday time. They enjoy participating in community life, even if they have different points of view on some thingsCovering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the Mac Australia Topics books combine brilliant photography and visual literacy elements with authoritative text matched to students r

Have you ever wondered why famous Australians appear on the five-dollar, ten-dollar, twenty-dollar, fifty-dollar and hundred-dollar notes? This book looks at why these people were chosen to be on the Australian dollar notes. aFree online teacher notes for this book are available via the link to the right.These notes provide guided reading and writing notes plus photocopiable sheets.Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the Mac Australia Topics books combine brilliant photography