The family has continued to be the primary setting for many children’s books of integrity

Australia being the multicultural society that it is; faces a wealth of both problems and assets, from different foods originating from all over the world, to various religious beliefs. This is both a blessing and a curse for Australians. Children’s authors have strived to combat the problem by writing about everyday problems, in a language that children and adolescents can comprehend. The main problem of Australian society is, and has always been ‘the family unit’. Whether through bigotry and racism (“Two hands together” by Dianna Kidd), shame (“Looking for Alibrandi” by Melina Marchetta), and assets that Australian society is indeed renowned for Patriotism, Ocker-ism and ‘the Australian way’ (“Solider boy” by Anthony Hill).

Children in today’s informational glut are faced with more problems than ever before. Television, ‘the internet’, computer games all strive to take away time that was once considered ‘quality family time’. As a consequence, it is...