Australia New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre
A rich resource for perspectives on major contentious social, political, and technological issues that are relevant to New Zealand and Australia.
Gain a Balanced Perspective on Current Events and Issues
Contains resources and information that present diverse perspectives on important issues and events, Australia/New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre has the information you need to better understand controversial issues and craft
persuasive arguments – in speech and in writing.
With Australia/New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre, you can do all the following and more:
- Search for articles by keyword or browse topics by category
- Read background articles and position essays on 195 topics in 16 categories including:
- Aboriginal peoples
- Civil rights
- Crime and punishment
- Culture
- Economy
- Environment
- Global issues
- Health and medicine
- Politics and government
- Schools and education
- Social issues
- Technology
- Consult each topic’s Guide to Critical Analysis to help you evaluate the controversy, develop your own perspective
and write or debate an effective argument on the topic - Find a balance of materials reflecting multiple sides of the issue — sources include essays, leading political
magazines, newspaper articles, radio and TV news transcripts, primary sources and reference books - Limit search results to articles that match your reading level
- Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature
- Save articles and searches to your own personal folder for easy retrieval
- Use EBSCO’s citation tool to properly cite sources in your research
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Points of View
Australia / New Zealand Points of View Reference Centre
Perspectives on major contentious social, political, and technological issues that are relevant to New Zealand and Australia.
