Online Resources

We recommend these Web sites for those interested in the subjects shown on the program. All links are valid as of April 12, 1998.

Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre
aboriginalart.com.au
An Aboriginal-owned business that promotes the art and culture of Australia's original inhabitants as well as providing business training for young people.

Australian Conservation Foundation
www.peg.apc.org/~acfenv/
One of Australia's largest environmental organizations.

Travel Australia
www.atn.com.au/
Information about visiting Australia, including Kakadu National Park and Aboriginal art sites.

Birds Australia
avoca.vicnet.net.au/~birdsaus/
Australia's oldest non-profit bird conservation organization.

The Call of Kakadu
www.taunet.net.au/dacurl/
Filmmaker David Curl's Web site, with more information about Kakadu.

Environment Australia
www.environment.gov.au/
The federal government's environmental agency.

Northern Land Council
www.ozemail.com.au/~nlc95/
Information about the Aboriginal struggle for land rights in the Northern
Territory.

Threatened Species Network
nccnsw.org.au/member/tsn/
A non-profit resource for information on Australia's threatened species, sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

World Heritage
www.unesco.org/whc/
An overview of the World Heritage Sites approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Breeden, Stanley. The First Australians. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. February, 1988.

Chatwin, Bruce. THE SONGLINES. New York: Viking Penguin Inc., 1987.

Hughes, Robert. THE FATAL SHORE: THE EPIC OF AUSTRALIA'S FOUNDING. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

Morrison, Reg. AUSTRALIA: THE FOUR BILLION YEAR JOURNEY OF A CONTINENT. New York: Facts on File, 1988.

Pyne, Stephen J. BURNING BUSH: A FIRE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1991.

Simpson, Ken, and Nicholas Day. THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. Wolfeboro, New Hampshire: Tanager Books, 1984.

Vandenbeld, John. NATURE OF AUSTRALIA: A PORTRAIT OF THE ISLAND CONTINENT. New York: Facts on File, 1988.
 

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