The Journey begins...
Australian Journey
Australian Journey offers a map to Australia’s past, present and future,and will take you the length and breadth of the continent.
Australian Journey has been three years in the making, and was filmed across the length and breadth of Australia.
Australian Journey is a web-based video series comprising twelve short, engaging episodes, each focusing on a captivating object from the nation's history.
Australian Journey is presented by Professor Bruce Scates and Dr Susan Carland. The series involves a unique collaboration between the Australian National University, Monash University and the National Museum of Australia. Over fifty major cultural institutions were involved in the creation of this series. We thank all of them for their support and respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of all the lands on which filming took place.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this website may contain images of people who have died.
Themes
Land
Explore the Great Southern Land—Indigenous and European relationships with the land, its unique wildlife, how water has shaped the continent, attempts to map and colonise, and the challenges posed by global warming.
People
Indigenous peoples have inhabited this continent since time immemorial. European settlers created the first colonies just over 200 years ago. Learn of the forces that have shaped Australia into a vibrant multicultural society with a distinct way of life.
Nation
Australia as a nation is built on stories—stories of resistance, tragedy, violence and hope. Explore stories of Indigenous resistance, Ned Kelly, the creation of the Australia nation and the Anzac landings at Galipolli.
Resources
Engaging with objects
The word artefact is derived from the Latin terms ars or artis meaning skilled in joining, and factum meaning to make or do. Thus an artefact can be considered to mean any physical entity that is... » Find out more
Resources for the Journey
This booklet is produced by the Australian National University as a free educational resource. We gratefully acknowledge Monash University’s leading role in initiating Australian Journey and our... » Find out more
Teaching material
Like the best journeys, start at the beginning. An eight minute introduction will outline the focus and structure of all twelve episodes. Then you can complete the journey in any direction you want... » Find out more
