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The School of the Air and remote learning - Australia's Culture Portal (website Culture and Recreation Portal )The answer is Community Government schooling and the School of the Air. School of the Air is one of the means by which children in remote communities can access schools. Alternatively, community schools provide an opportunity for children to attend scho...
The Sydney Gazette, first published by ex-convict George Howe in 1803. George Howe was also permitted to print Australia's first newspaper from a humble shed located at the rear of Government House. Walker, R B 1976, The Newspaper Press in New South Wal...
Rarely Everage Come and see the Rarely Everage: The Lives of Barry Humphries exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory showing until 16 February 2003. Rarely Everage: The Lives of Barry Hu...
Until the Second World War, Australia was one of the world's leaders in aviation in terms of both air mileage and prominent aviation pioneers. Since the early development of powered flight in Australia in 1910, various air services have been established:...
The art of Margaret Olley is the art of deliberate choices. Barry Pearce, in his introduction for the exhibition catalogue Margaret Olley , The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1996. Margaret Olley is represented at the National Gallery of Australia, the ...
Try our Internet development guides, a set of ten guides developed specifically for Australian cultural organisations and workers. The guides are packed with information and references to design, development and technical resources around Australia and th...
Who manages the Culture and Recreation Portal? The Culture and Recreation Portal is an initiative of, and is administered by, the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Select a categoryArchitecture and Design A...
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Indigenous music in Australia uses the environment itself to generate unique sounds and rhythms. Australian musicians performing across a range of genres, or styles, have achieved international recognition with a unique Australian approach. Australian mi...
Internationally recognised Australian icons include buildings like the Sydney Opera House (architect J°rn Utzon) and the new Parliament House in Canberra (architect Romaldo Giurgola). Distinctive Australian architecture is also recognisable in the rural ...
NAIDOC originally stood for 'National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee' after a Day of Mourning was held on Australia Day, 1938. In 1991 NADOC became NAIDOC (National Aborigines' and Islanders' Day Observance Committee) to recognise Torr...
With mounting evidence and stories circulating about their seemingly miraculous ability to find people, Aboriginal trackers' abilities became legendary in the minds of white Australians. Paul Raffaele, Aboriginal tracker Teddy Egan and son. The Australi...
The material available through the Culture and Recreation Portal site has been provided by a variety of Commonwealth, state, territory and local government agencies as well as private individuals and organisations. Copyright in the material provided by n...
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The aim of the Roundtable is to consider opportunities for building a creative innovation economy involving Australian and New Zealand creative industries and to facilitate innovation across the broader national economy. identify avenues for promoting th...
Image courtesy of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Kakadu National Park covers an area of 19,804 square kilometres within the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory. Around 50 per cent of the land in Kakadu Nati...
Winner of the 2007 Portia Geach Award. The Portia Geach Memorial Award is recognised as one of the most important celebrations of the talents and creativity of Australian female portrait painters. Winner of the 1992 Portia Geach Award. ...
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