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The Coca–Cola Kid arrives (1985)

Australian Coca-Cola boss Frank Hunter (Max Gillies) tells second-in-command Fred (Paul Chubb) that Becker (Eric Roberts) is a whiz-kid. Terri (Greta Scacchi) starts work as Becker’s secretary. [read more]

‘Who the hell is Waldo?’ (1980)

Eagle (Hugh Keays-Byrne) visits Larry (Steve Bisley) in jail. Eagle tells Larry about Heinrich and WALDO. [read more]

Owen piles on the pressure (2007)

Sitting outside, Owen (Stuart Clark) shows Chris (Richard Green) the drug ‘ice’ and aggressively urges him to try it. Chris refuses and buries his face in his hands in despair but Owen is insistent, telling him that prostitutes love it. ... [read more]

‘No place for a woman’ (1960)

Ida (Deborah Kerr) has persuaded her husband to inquire about a job shearing sheep. In the contractor’s office, Paddy (Robert Mitchum) tries his best to avoid getting hired but Quinlan (Chips Rafferty) takes him on. He also has jobs for ... [read more]

‘The playgrounds of laughing children’ (1931)

This clip begins along the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne followed by a view of the Princes Bridge. The next tracking shot enters Melbourne’s Botanical Gardens and shows people enjoying the lakes, ponds and park areas. The clip ... [read more]

‘A moment of peace and serenity’ (1998)

After a violent eruption at home, the three brothers take their mother’s car out into the late-night streets. Brett (David Wenham) intends to settle a score with a man who stabbed him, but they’re too late. They end up parked ... [read more]

‘Who do you think you are?’ (2005)

Powerful local businessman Eden Fletcher (David Wenham) rebukes Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) for letting Charlie Wilson go. Stanley’s wife Martha (Emily Watson) overhears Fletcher describing the murder of her friend by the Burns gang. Fletcher orders Stanley to have Mike ... [read more]

Australia Post – Letter Writing Venice (1986)

This is an Australia Post television advertisement promoting international postage. [read more]

My Country (1958)

Dorothea Mackellar reads her most famous poem ‘My Country’ in 1958. [read more]

Dreamtime, Machinetime (1987)

An episodic documentary featuring distinguished Indigenous artists specialising in literary and visual art forms. [read more]

Mutt (2008)

Mac, a hardened outback farmer, his mellow cow Matilda and his playful dog Mutt are in conflict, yet are dependent on each other for their survival. [read more]

Mister Prime Minister – Joseph Aloysius Lyons (c1966)

Joseph Aloysius Lyons served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1932 to 1939. Academics, Lyons’s widow Dame Enid Lyons and political figures, including former prime minister Sir Robert Menzies, discuss Lyons’s life and times. [read more]

One Shoe Short (2007)

In a town camp in Alice Springs, it’s school time and Rodney (Rodney Malbunka) can’t find shoes to wear. His school won’t allow him in class barefoot so his mate Jesse (Jesse McCormack) tries to help him out by reorganising ... [read more]

Kingswood Country – There’s No Place Like Rome (1980)

When Thelma Bullpitt (Judi Farr) wins a trip for two to Rome, husband Ted (Ross Higgins) refuses to leave Australia. Thelma takes son-in-law Bruno Bertolucci’s (Lex Marinos) mother along instead. While their wives are away, Bruno’s father Enzo Bertolucci (Joseph ... [read more]

Rush (1999)

An observational documentary about three young Melbourne men and their obsession with fast cars and lifestyles. [read more]

Patineur Grotesque (1896)

This short piece of actuality footage shows a man in costume on rollerskates performing a comic act for a gathering crowd. [read more]

Argentine Ants Advertisement (1968)

A black-and-white television advertisement in which Trapper Tom (Barry Crocker) encourages children to hunt Argentine ants in their local neighbourhood for a ten dollar reward. [read more]

King Billy’s First Car (1939)

In this animated advertisement for Super Shell, King Billy invents an animal-made and animal-powered car. [read more]

Living Room (1988)

An experimental documentary set in Sydney suburbia. A series of people pose for time-based portraits in their home environments. [read more]

Walking on Water (2002)

Young gay man Gavin (David Bonney) is dying from an AIDS-related illness in his beachside Sydney house, cared for by his two best friends and housemates, Charlie (Vince Colosimo) and Anna (Maria Theodorakis). As his condition worsens, his mother (Judi ... [read more]

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