Multiple Kangaroo Tales is presented by the Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia. It includes ideas for using Kangaroo themes in the curriculum. This Month in Australian History , select the month, will list dates with events of interest. When all else fails, you can check the time in Sydney over the web. And since Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons are reversed - check the current weather in Australia.
Sports are big in Australia - and many are very different.
Cricket, rugby, Aussie rules football, etc. You can learn about them all from the Australian Sports Commission . And, of course, you must keep up with the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. Although not the national anthem, Waltzing Matilda is certainly the best know Australian song.