Providing quality resources that make it easier for teachers to spread a love for Australian texts. The Copyright Agency’s ties to education are longstanding.
Reading Australia is a ground-breaking online initiative from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. It makes the very best of Australian literature more available for teachers librarians in primary schools, secondary schools and universities across the country. We administer the educational
statutory licence, which makes copying and sharing material easy and simple for teachers. Reading Australia
17/08/2026
'Bernie Thinks in Boxes' is a gentle exploration of how it feels to navigate change as a neurodivergent child. A welcome addition to our primary collection! 👉️ https://buff.ly/n6iD9u1
✏️ Jess Horn Author
🖌️ Zoe Bennett
📖 Affirm Press
🎓️ Foundation
💭 Emotions, identity, neurodivergence
27/07/2026
'This All Come Back Now' is a groundbreaking collection of First Nations speculative fiction. The wait for this exciting new secondary resource is finally over! 👉️ https://buff.ly/O8Ail4j
✏️ Mykaela Saunders (ed.)
📖 UQP
🎓️ Year 10
💭 Belonging, timelessness, reclamation of sovereignty
23/07/2026
THREE WEEKS until the first online workshop with our friends at VATE! There are two sessions (Thu 13 Aug + Thu 3 Sep), both FREE to attend and open to ALL teachers across Australia. Find out how you can reinvigorate the teaching of texts and support lesson planning in the English classroom. 📚️ 👉️ https://buff.ly/TB3Uldo
09/07/2026
Congratulations Bri, our 2026 Reading Australia Fellow! 👏
Congratulations to Bri Hassett, the 2026 Reading Australia Fellow.
Bri’s project, Writerly Reading, will help Years 7–10 students explore how Australian authors craft meaning, and why finding your own voice still matters in the age of AI.
The completed project will be shared with teachers at conferences and available on the Cultural Fund website.
Read more about this story here: https://buff.ly/MjXZ5m8
Photo credit: Headshot of Bri Hassett by Lisa Hayman of Lisa Hayman Photography
09/07/2026
We’re in Perth at the AATE National Conference – and we’re in good company! Reading Australia is sharing a booth with the good folk at Fremantle Press. Come say “hi” to Jenny and Georgia to enter some giveaways, pick up some goodies, and talk all things books. 📚
02/07/2026
'Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather' is an engaging introduction to the weather, climate, and seasons in our own backyard. A great non-fiction choice for primary. 👉️ https://buff.ly/CQwLx4k
✏️ Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder Author
🖌️ Tania McCartney Author Illustrator
📖 National Library of Australia
🎓️ Year 4
💭 Weather, seasons, climate change
25/06/2026
In 'Maralinga: The Anangu Story', Yalata and Oak Valley community members share their histories and experiences of nuclear testing on Maralinga Tjarutja land. Another important non-fiction addition to our collection. 👉 https://buff.ly/EIvUGGW
✏️ Yalata and Oak Valley Communities, Christobel Mattingley
📖 Allen & Unwin Books
🎓️ Year 7
💭 Colonialism, connection to Country, resilience
24/06/2026
We're looking forward to exhibiting at the AATE National Conference in two weeks' time! Be sure to swing by our booth for updated resource lists and other goodies. You can also catch our secondary consultant Karys McEwen at 11am on Thursday 9 July – she'll be sharing her tips for centring contemporary Australian stories using our resources. Hope to see you there!
10/06/2026
'Dragonkeeper' is an award-winning historical fantasy book – and now a major motion picture! Dive into this riveting adventure with upper primary students. 👉️ https://buff.ly/QTU6km1
✏️ Carole Wilkinson
📖 Walker Books Australia
🎓️ Year 5
💭 Bravery, friendship, responsibility
03/06/2026
'Afloat' highlights the importance of respecting and preserving cultural knowledge, and of working together to create a better future. We're honoured to add this title to our resource collection. 👉️ https://buff.ly/ww4xWGT
✏️ Kirli Saunders
🖌️ Freya Blackwood Books
📖 Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing
🎓️ Year 1
💭 Climate, community, culture