Australian Identity

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Our Cultural Diversity
Multicultural Australia 

Immigration    

Key facts in Immigration

Immigration Statistics

A Bow of the Head: Religions of the World - a Thinkquest site that explores Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, & Buddhism

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Educational Website

Formal Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples 

Multimedia coverage of "The Day We Said Sorry" - Slide show from Sydney Morning Herald.

Australian Dreamtime

Jennifer's Language Page - find out how to say common greetings & phrases from hundreds of countries/regions around the world.

Saying Hello   

World Hello Day

 

 

 

Special Days
Australian Holidays - by state

Calendar of Australian Events

Australia Day

Australia Day - History

Australia Day Quizzes

Australia Day - an Indigenous perspective

Australia Day -Rochedale State School

Anzac Day

Melbourne Cup Day

Remembrance Day

List of World Holidays - select a country

St Patrick's Day

April Fool's Day

 

See our Celebrations page for information about Christmas, Halloween & Easter.

New Year

New Year Around the World

Chinese New Year 2004

Easter 

Easter Eggs

Story of Easter

Birthdays

Birthday traditions from different countries

Who do you share your birthday with?

What happened on your birthday?

Christmas

Christmas traditions from different countries

Christmas down under

Christmas

Jewish

Jewish Holy Days

Chanukah

Passover

Hanukkah

Muslim

Ramadan

Buddhist

Buddhism - Thinkquest site

Hindu

Dasara
Stories
Stories of the Dreaming - Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories from the Australian Museum Online Burra Nimu The Easter Bilby - by Jenny Bright
For Teachers 

Australia - Identity & Values - clickable worksheet

Anzac Day - interactive quiz

We are Australian - NSW CAP online research module

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - NSW CAP Online Research Module Stage 3 HSIE about special days in Australia

Koori Contributions to Society - NSW CAP Online Research Module Stage 3 HSIE about indigenous Australians.

Dreamtime Stories - NSW CAP Online Research Module Stage 3

Celebrations & Commemorations - from the ABC's Civics project

For the Juniors - Celebrations - worksheets & notes to go with the programs on Birthdays, Weddings, Celebrating a new baby, Achievements, Christmas, New Year

This page updated on 04/01/2010