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It’s Like That (2003)

Three children in an Australian detention centre are depicted as caged migratory birds. They recount details of their voyage to Australia, food, their environment, imprisonment and freedom. [read more]

The storm and the silence (1985)

Bert (Benedict Sweeney) has signed up as a cook’s mate on a cattle drive with boss drover Baldy Bob McInnes (Norman Yemm), Arthur (Ed Turley) and others. A sudden storm blows up, stampeding the cattle and frightening the horses. In ... [read more]

The aftershock (2006)

The lifeguards are euphoric. Thanks to their skill and quick action, they’ve managed to bring a young man back to life who was found face down in the water and clinically dead. [read more]

The choice (2004)

As Ganggu Mama (or Uncle Daddy, played by David Ngoombujarra) looks for the right tree to make a didgeridoo, his young nephew Jackson (Clarence Ryan) and his gang break into a car and steal a bag. [read more]

The couple (1992)

Roger and Jill Pascoe have been invited to give a guest lecture at the local drama school by their friend and actor (Linden Wilkinson) who teaches there. The couple begin with what appears to be an old routine, almost like ... [read more]

The outhouse (1989)

An old woman is pushed in a wheelchair by her Aboriginal daughter (Marcia Langton) along a trail lined with rocks. They come to a stop by an outside toilet. The Aboriginal woman waits. [read more]

The scam (1997)

Nikki (Frances O’Connor) is flirting outrageously with Paul (Geoff Revell) in a bar. He tells her he’s a patent attorney and then later tries to impress by saying he’s meeting up the next morning with ex-football star Zipper Doyle (a ... [read more]

The dreamer wakes (1953)

The new family car has broken down only a few miles from home after a pleasant outing. Unable to fix it, they are forced to push their car the rest of the way. This dissolves into a picture of ‘today’ ... [read more]

Leunig Animated – How Democracy Actually Works (2001)

How Democracy Actually Works (narrated by Sam Neill) illustrates with industrial imagery what happens to our ballot papers on election day. [read more]

Hoota and Snoz – Series 3 Episode 3 (2003)

In this episode, Hoota and Snoz discover a set of swings. In true competitive spirit, Hoota tries to swing higher and higher with predictably dire consequences. [read more]

Big Girls Don’t Cry (2002)

A moving documentary about Indigenous women living with kidney disease. [read more]

The breakthrough (1997)

At home after work, Detective Tessa Vance (Lucy Bell) pores over documents relating to the Trevor Parkin murder. She has a breakthrough. The next day, Tessa interviews neighbours of Trevor Parkin about her hunch, which leads her to a new ... [read more]

The end of the tour (1974)

On 13 February 1974, the final day of his six-nation South-East Asian tour, the then prime minister Gough Whitlam addresses local and foreign media at a press conference at the Hotel Intercontinental in Manila. He and his wife Margaret then ... [read more]

Clara (2004)

In her suburban home, 12-year-old Clara tries to come to terms with a life-changing event. [read more]

‘The money or the box?’ (1963)

After contestant Raleigh Matthews wins the first round, host Bob Dyer offers him a choice between a sum of money and a numbered box. The box contains an unknown prize that could be anything from elastic bands to a new ... [read more]

Kraft Cheddar Cheese Cinema Advertisement: Your Daily Diet (c1947)

A colour cinema advertisement for Kraft Cheddar cheese that focuses on nutrition, food groups and dietary habits. [read more]

Magnavox Wireless: Why Jones Chose a Magnavox (1925)

After buying an expensive do-it-yourself wireless that doesn’t work, Mr Jones is convinced to buy a Magnavox Wireless by a friend. [read more]

The car of the future (2006)

Frank Rinderknecht is the CEO of Rinspeed Inc and he designs the cars of the future. This one is a Porsche-inspired concept car with huge six piston carbon fibre brakes and the world’s first holographic brake light. [read more]

The game (1996)

Thomas Wills and his cousin, HCA Harrison, combined elements of soccer, Gaelic football and rugby union to come up with a concoction that incorporated all the codes and founded AFL in the 1860s. An overview of ... [read more]

Captain Cook’s Cottage (1938)

Mr Russell Grimwade tells of his purchase of Captain Cook’s family cottage in Yorkshire, England and its transport to Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne. To ‘appease resentment’ back in Yorkshire, a monument is erected in its place. [read more]

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