History 

CURRICULUM FOCUS

This week in History we are learning to investigate the impact of the Australian Federation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

VOCABULARY

Federation: the joining together of separate states to establish one country.

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Ask your child to analyse the image above and answer the following questions:

1. Which colonies did not take part in the 1989 referendum?
2. Which colony failed to get the required number of ‘Yes’ votes in the referendum?
3. When did Australia become a nation?