Special Categories give you the opportunity to focus your research on one of the topics below. The special categories are sponsored by different organisations from across Australia. National winners of the National History Challenge get to visit some of these organisations as part of the National prize – a trip to Australia’s Capital Canberra.
*Please remember that you still need to incorporate the theme “Defining moments” into your special category entry.
For more information about special categories and the entry requirements click on the links below. .
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| In war and peace | The Department of Veteran Affairs |
| Australian Democracy: Defining Moments |
Museum of Australian Democracy |
| The Life and time of John Curtin |
The John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library |
| History of Sport | The History Teachers’ Association of Australia |
| Defining Moments: Women |
The National Foundation for Australian Women |
| Australia’s Heritage |
The National Trust |
| Asia and Australia | Asia Education Foundation |
| Using Primary Sources from the National Archives |
The National Archives of Australia |
| Immigrant Experiences | The History Teachers’ Association of Australia |
| A Moment Defined in a Museum Exhibit |
The National Museum of Australia |
| Indigenous Australia | The History Teachers’ Association of Australia |