Courses
Australian History Courses
Understand the events that have shaped Australia's history and identity.
Examine Australia’s history from its earliest First Nations cultures through to colonial development and contemporary society. Explore key events, movements, and changes that have shaped national identity, culture, and social development.
How Paul Keating Revolutionised the Australian Economy
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How Paul Keating Revolutionised the Australian Economy
<p>In the 1980s and early 1990s, Paul Keating played a central role in transforming Australia’s economy. This course examines the key reforms, political struggles and economic ideas behind that
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Blue Mountains Colonial Adventures: On the Road to Bathurst
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Blue Mountains Colonial Adventures: On the Road to Bathurst
<p>For early colonists, the Blue Mountains were long considered an impassable barrier. This course traces the dramatic history of exploration, road-building and settlement from Parramatta to Bathurst.
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Honest Crooks and Crooked Cops
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Honest Crooks and Crooked Cops
<p>Australia’s past is rich with stories of crime, corruption and blurred moral lines. This course explores true stories of criminals, police and opportunists, examining how law and justice were
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Greenway, Blacket and Burley-Griffin: Three Architects' Legacy to Sydney
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Greenway, Blacket and Burley-Griffin: Three Architects' Legacy to Sydney
<p>There are many well-known architects who have helped shape Sydney’s buildings. Three of the best known worked in different eras, former convict Francis Greenway, in the 1810’s and 1820’s, Edmund
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The Yirrkala Bark Petitions and Australian Democracy
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The Yirrkala Bark Petitions and Australian Democracy
<p>The Yirrkala Bark Petitions are among the most important documents in Australian history, yet many Australians know little about them. This course tells the story of how Yolngu leaders in Arnhem
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The Yirrkala Bark Petitions and Australian Democracy
<p>The Yirrkala Bark Petitions are among the most important documents in Australian history, yet many Australians know little about them. This course tells the story of how Yolngu leaders in Arnhem
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Discovering Forgotten Lives: Investigating the ‘Old register’ and Parliamentary Papers.
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Discovering Forgotten Lives: Investigating the ‘Old register’ and Parliamentary Papers.
<p><strong>In Association with the Royal Australian Historical Society</strong></p>
<p><strong>Speaker:</strong> Carol Liston</p>
<p>Learn how historians reconstruct the past using official records.
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Discovering Forgotten Lives: Investigating the ‘Old register’ and Parliamentary Papers.
<p><strong>In Association with the Royal Australian Historical Society</strong></p>
<p><strong>Speaker:</strong> Carol Liston</p>
<p>Learn how historians reconstruct the past using official records.
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The Disappearance of Juanita Nielsen
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The Disappearance of Juanita Nielsen
<p>On 4 July 1975, activist and heiress Juanita Nielsen walked into the Carousel Nightclub in Kings Cross and vanished. This course revisits one of Australia’s most haunting unsolved cases and places
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In Search of Terra Australis
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In Search of Terra Australis
<p>Trace the long search for Terra Australis through the maps that imagined, hinted at and eventually recorded Australia. This course follows the cartographic and exploratory journeys of the
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In Search of Terra Australis
<p>Trace the long search for Terra Australis through the maps that imagined, hinted at and eventually recorded Australia. This course follows the cartographic and exploratory journeys of the
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Murray River by Paddle Steamer
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Murray River by Paddle Steamer
<p>Travel back to the Murray River’s golden age and discover the world of the paddle steamers that once carried passengers, livestock, wool and trade along this great inland waterway.</p>
<p>This
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"I Knew I Could Fly": Australia's First Female Airline Pilot
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"I Knew I Could Fly": Australia's First Female Airline Pilot
<p>Deborah Lawrie wanted to become a trainee airline pilot at a time when women were told they did not belong in the cockpit. This course tells the story of her extraordinary challenge to Ansett and
..."I Knew I Could Fly": Australia's First Female Airline Pilot
<p>Deborah Lawrie wanted to become a trainee airline pilot at a time when women were told they did not belong in the cockpit. This course tells the story of her extraordinary challenge to Ansett and
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