What it means to be Australian

      prepare a 3-4 minute speech on ONE of the following topics: ♣ European and Aboriginal relations ♣ What it means to be an Australian ♣ Heroes of Federation (choose one figure to present) ♣ Why did the colonies come together as a nation? ♣ What were the short term and long term effects of colonisation on the Aboriginal people? ♣ A significant battle between the aboriginal and white settlers. What were the results/consequences of the battle? ♣ Take the perspective of a white or Chinese miner during the gold rush and talk about the effects of discrimination faced by Chinese or the hardships faced by the white miners due to the Chinese miners.