Focus Area 5A4: Australia in Its Regional and Global Contexts

Human Rights and Reconciliation

  • Learn about: The future for Australia in relation to human rights

  • Learn to: Identify human rights agreements

  • Links to Making a difference International page (Where’s my democracy?)

The student:

  • 5.10 – Applies geographical knowledge, understanding and skill with knowledge of civics to demonstrate informed and active citizenship.

Information and Communication Technologies

Students:

  • practise ethical behaviour when using email or the internet

  • how decision-making processes operate at local and national levels

  • how they can become involved as individuals in decision-making processes

  • how they can exercise their rights and responsibilities as citizens

  • how individuals, groups and levels of government are involved in the process of change in Australian communities

  • how the purposes, structures and actions of community groups respond to change in Australian communities

  • about the responses of individuals, groups and governments in Australia and other nations to reconciliation and human rights

  • about strategies that Australia can adopt to address the future challenges of population, human rights and reconciliation.

Differences and Diversity

Students learn about:

  • the impact of difference on marginalised groups and their struggle for rights and freedom

Key Competencies

Students demonstrate:

  • collecting, analysing and organising information

  • communicating ideas and information

  • planning and organising activities

  • working with others and in teams.

  • Knowledge and understanding about civics for informed active citizenship.

Stage 4

This resource could also be used in Focus Area 4G1 in considering the Franklin River a World Heritage site.

World Map