Discovering History (Upper Primary) Australia in the 20th and 21st Centuries

The New Century traces the history of Australia from the beginning of a new millennium in 2000 to the end of 2011. Read about Australia’s spectacular performance as host of the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, the catastrophic events of 11 September 2001 and the ensuing war on terror, the Bali Bombings in 2002, a change in federal government from Liberal-National Party led by John Howard to Kevin Rudd’s ALP in 2007, devastating bushfires in Canberra and Victoria and a worldwide financial crisis termed the GFC.

This book is classified as Reading Level 29 / Fountas and Pinnell Level T. Visit our Levelled readers page for further information on reading levels.