We're All Australians Now follows the tradition of other A & R children's classics such as Mulga Bill's Bicycle and Click Go the Shears with the poem "We're All Australians Now" by A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson illustrated by the award-winning Mark Wilson. In 1915, Australia's much-loved bush poet Banjo Paterson wrote, as an open letter to the troops, a poem he titles 'We're All Australians Now'. In this beautifully illustrated picture book, award-winning illustrator Mark Wilson evokes the spirit of Paterson's words in memory of those who fought in World War One. PRAISE FOR WE'RE ALL AUSTRALIANS NOW 'Multi-talented illustrator Mark Wilson has taken this poem and created this outstanding version of We're All Australians Now in picture book format. Wilson's clever collage layouts of sketches and oil paintings brilliantly bring this poem to life by showing us a reflection of everyday life in 1915' -- Reading Time

Childhood stories of family, country and belonging What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart – sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect. This groundbreaking collection will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today. Contributors include: Tony Birch, Deborah Cheetham, Adam Goodes, Terri Janke, Patrick Johnson, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Jack Latimore, Celeste Liddle, Amy McQuire, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Miranda Tapsell, Jared Thomas, Aileen Walsh, Alexis West, Tara June Winch, and many, many more. Winner, Small Publisher Adult Book of the Year at the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards ‘Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia is a mosaic, its more than 50 tiles – short personal essays with unique patterns, shapes, colours and textures – coming together to form a powerful portrait of resilience.’ —The Saturday Paper ‘... provides a diverse snapshot of Indigenous Australia from a much needed Aboriginal perspective.’ —The Saturday Age

Itravel Country, like my Old People done. I see the Country, like my Old PeopledoneI burn Country, like my Old People done. I sing Country, like my Old Peopledone-- JacobMorris, Ban Maganindadjyang (My Old People Done) Guwayu, For All Times is acollection of First Nations poems commissioned by Red Room Poetry over the past16 years, and is a radical literary intervention for its breadth ofrepresentation, temporal depth and diversity of language. This fiercely uncensoredcollection features 61 poems from First Nations poets in 12 First Nationslanguages, and together they are an exquisite expression of living FirstNations culture. Journey through a range of poetic forms fromlyric, confessional, protest, narrative and song, showcasing new voices andestablished poets. Guwayu is edited by Wiradjuri poet, Dr Jeanine Leane, produced byRed Room Poetry, a leading arts organisation committed to making poetry inmeaningful ways, and published by Magabala Books, Australia's leadingIndigenous publisher. 'TheAustralian literary landscape needs this bold, brave intervention to wake it upfrom the 232-year slumber and the dream of the settler mythscape. Guwayubreaks the silence -- feel the beauty -- hear our words.' -- Dr Jeanine Leane Featuring: Ethan Bell, John Muk Muk Burke, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Claire G Coleman,Paul Collis, Joel Davison, Joel Deaves, Lionel Fogarty, Declan Furber Gillick,Stiff Gins, Daniel Hansen, Matthew Heffernan, Steve Dibirdi Hodder WassBunbajee, Yvette Holt, Gayle Kennedy, Jeanine Leane, Carissa Lee Godwin, LolaMcKickett, Jacob Morris, Lorna Munro, Melanie Mununggurr, Maureen O'Keefe,Bruce Pascoe, Nick Paton, Ryan Prehn, Celestine Rowe, Brenda Saunders, NicoleSmede, Lyndsay Urquhart, Sam Wagan Watson, Adrain Webster.

This famous ballad of the outback wanderer who drowned himself rather than lose his freedom needs no introduction. There is no swagman as legendary as the tragic hero of this tale, and there is no Australian song as well-known throughout the world. Here the famous ballad is given new depth and perspective. Talented illustrator Freya Blackwood has explored the intriguing background behind the writing of this song, and has shown us not just the lively story of a proud outback larrikin, but also a glimpse into the clashes and struggles that were so formative of Australian history.

Poems from Aboriginal Australia.

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, CBE (17 February 1864 - 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson was a law clerk with a Sydney-based firm headed by Herbert Salwey, and was admitted as a solicitor in 1886. In the years he practised as a solicitor, he also started writing. Paterson's more notable poems include "Clancy of the Overflow" (1889), "The Man from Snowy River" (1890) and "Waltzing Matilda" (1895), regarded widely as Australia's unofficial national anthem.