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 Wednesday, 20 August 2008
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Periodicals

The Australian

A popular, reasonable national broadsheet.

The Age

Victoria's well-loved and well-read main broadsheet, with bumper weekend editions.

Sydney Morning Herald

A popular broadsheet, this is Sydney's equivalent to The Age, also with great weekend supplements.

Radio stations

ABC Radio

There are a selection of stations under the umbrella of the ABC including local radio, the youth oriented Triple J, Classic FM and Radio National. There are multiple commercial stations broadcasting in the major cities.

Books

A Short History of Australia
by Manning Clark

This is an accessible and informative general history of Australia.

The Fatal Shore
by Robert Hughes

This bestseller gives a harrowing account of the convict era.

Aboriginal Australia
by Richard Broome.

A sympathetic historical account of Australia's Aborigines since European settlement.

Kings in Grass Castles
by Dame Mary Durack

An account of pioneering days on a cattle station in the Kimberleys.

Sean & David's Long Drive
by Sean Condon

A tale of two ill-equipped urban Australians who face the vastness of their country with nothing but Neil Young and beer for guidance.

A Fringe of Leaves
by Patrick White

A giant shipwreck story set in precolonial Australia and written by a Nobel Prize-winner.

True History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey

Carey's version of events surrounding Australia's favourite national hero, a bushranger who it turns out also had a way with words, is perhaps his best work yet.

DVD

DVD Region: Zone 4: South America and Australia