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Discovering democracy: what sort of nation?

Discovering democracy: what sort of nation?

TLF ID L9524

Interact with a slideshow of images and text to explore what has influenced the sort of nation Australia is and how it has changed over time. Complete a related task.

Tags: Democracy Unit
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Educational details

Educational value
  • Presents some of the things that have contributed to Australia's character throughout the nation's history.
  • Presents immigration policies over time, revealing their impact on the makeup of the Australian nation.
  • Presents information on women’s rights and social welfare.
  • Presents the developing acquisition of rights, and some of the struggles, of Indigenous Australians over time.
  • Presents some economic policies and their impact on Australia and its place in the world.
  • Provides a related student task.
Year level

8; 9; 10

Topics Direct action Pollution Album covers Conflict resolution Migration Australian culture Economy Climate change Political corruption Organised crime Globalisation Government Key performance indicators Role of the press Urbanisation
Learning area
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Civics and Citizenship
  • History
  • Studies of society and environment

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Kay Bishop
  • Organization: Kay Bishop
  • Description: Subject matter expert
  • Address: QLD, AUSTRALIA
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organization: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Description: Technical implementer
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Corbis\, Photolibrary.com
  • Organization: Corbis\, Photolibrary.com
  • Publisher
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organization: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Hearing independence
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • © Education Services Australia Ltd, 2011, except where indicated under Acknowledgements