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Getting to Know Archie Roach

In 2020, Archie Roach was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Here are 10 amazing facts about the singer-songwriter.
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Getting to Know Archie Roach

In 2020, Archie Roach is being inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Here are 10 amazing facts about the singer-songwriter.
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All about Kylie

Whether you're a big Kylie fan or new to her work, why not test your Kylie knowledge with these 50 fun facts?
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World TV Day 2020

For World TV Day 2020, sample some key moments in the evolution of Australian broadcasting and take a deep dive into our television collection.
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NFSA Stories: Explorer Jack Hides

The NFSA's Teilo Nicholls discovered a recording in the collection featuring the voice of his great uncle – a well-known explorer in Papua New Guinea in the 1930s.
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Celebrating Jeanne Little

Adored by Australian television audiences for decades, we list 12 reasons to love Jeanne Little.
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Carriberrie 360° Experience

Carriberrie is a 360° online experience celebrating Indigenous song and dance.
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Deep Dive: Mabo and Trevor Graham

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, this month’s Deep Dive looks at Mabo: Life of an Island Man (1997) and features a yarn with Indigenous Connections Manager Tasha James and the film's director, Trevor Graham.
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Phar Lap’s Greatest Victory

On the 90th anniversary of Phar Lap’s famous 1930 Melbourne Cup victory, we revisit the surviving footage to discover a new multi-camera race ending.
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Dawn Swane

Production designer Melinda Doring has donated her mother's unique collection of home movies, including never-before-seen footage of The Beatles.
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Horror in Australian Cinema

A brief survey of Australian horror films from the outback thrillers of the 1970s to the work of the influential creators of Saw and The Babadook.
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Travel Home Movies

We mark World Day for Audiovisual Heritage and Home Movie Day with footage of Australia's top overseas travel destinations.
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1970 VFL Grand Final: 50 Years On

Rare broadcast coverage released on the 50th anniversary of the AFL’s most famous grand final.
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Kylie’s story

The ❤ Kylie: A Celebration Collection Story on Kylie Minogue is sure to have you Spinning Around!
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1970 West Gate Bridge Disaster

Fifty years ago, on 15 October 1970, Australia's worst-ever industrial accident occurred when the West Gate Bridge collapsed into the Yarra River in Melbourne, killing 35 people.
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NFSA Restores: The Cheaters

Restoring 'The Cheaters', a 1929 silent film by the pioneering McDonagh sisters.
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Vale Helen Reddy

A tribute to the pioneering Australian singer Helen Reddy, who has passed away at age 78.
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Deep Dive: Making Waves + Emma Bortignon

In 2020 the NFSA screened the documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, followed by a Q&A with award-winning Australian sound designer Emma Bortignon.
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Vale Max Merritt

Thorsten Kaeding pays tribute to Max Merritt, the New Zealand-born singer-songwriter and lead singer of Max Merritt & The Meteors.
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NFSA + DNA

An iconic moment which has metaphorically become part of Australia’s DNA – Cathy Freeman's historic Olympic victory from 20 years ago – is now stored on actual DNA, thanks to a new NFSA data storage pilot project.
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