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Do Australian schools teach students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, cultures and perspectives?

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Do Australian schools teach students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, cultures and perspectives?

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• What do Australian students learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, cultures and perspectives at school? • What are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and why is this a separate thing to studying history and culture? • Why should students learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, cultures and perspectives at school? • Do Australian parents want their kids to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, cultures and perspectives? • Does this mean non-Indigenous students will be made to feel guilty about what happened in the past? • How will education help reconciliation? • What do other countries teach about their Indigenous peoples in schools? • What are some of the things a school can do to recognise and incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures? • Does the new National Curriculum include more content about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples? 1. Do Australian schools teach stude