Australia's introduced plants and animals date from the very first days of European settlement in the late 1700s. Ever since, they have been brought from other countries and released into the Australian environment, sometimes with the best of intentions, sometimes not.
This guide supports your research into invasive (introduced) animals (fauna) in Australia. It shows you how to take notes, use a variety of reliable resources to locate relevant information as well as how to create a Reference List of all the resources you've used.
If you need help with research, there is a step by step guide here.
One effective strategy for improving retention is note taking – not just because you’ll have a written record to refer to in the future, but also because the actual act of taking notes can help cement concepts in your mind. There is no single way of taking notes. Browse these resources to find what suits you.
Tips on how to organise the information you've read into a useful set of notes State Library of Victoria - Ergo
Once you've read this, watch the Cornell Method video. This is an excellent strategy.
Note-taking (University of Melbourne)
Use the search function to locate articles., e.g. "feral animals", "cane toads", "invasive animals", camels.
Australian newspapers
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Use Newsbank to search for articles, letters to the editor, etc in several Australian newspapers, including The Age, Herald Sun and Geelong Advertiser.
Daily newspaper.
The Age Digital Edition replica of the daily paper. Only available at school.
True-to-print version. Identical to the print edition. Content can be searched, read and printed in image or text view.
Current day and access back to 2006 archives.
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The Age: Comments Access to a range of daily comments on Issues and from respected Columnists.
Online daily paper. Available at school and home.
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Print copy available in the library.
Daily newspaper. Articles can be searched for using
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A quality weekly newspaper, dedicated to narrative, long form journalism. It deals with issues in depth rather than daily reporting.
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Print copy available in the library.
Daily newspaper. Articles can be searched for using
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The fortnightly national Indigenous newspaper
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Daily newspaper. Articles can be searched for using
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Collects a range of articles from Australian newspapers on trending topics.
Access to free newspapers.
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