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‘Wealthy on the inside’ (1991)

A woman describes the breakdown of her marriage after their newly built 'dream home’ was condemned due to faulty construction. Her husband could not survive emotionally without his wealth security blanket. She says quality of life is more important than ... [read more]

‘You run an impressive operation’ (1985)

Becker (Eric Roberts) visits T George McDowell (Bill Kerr) at his bottling plant in Anderson Valley. He offers to help McDowell modernise his business. [read more]

Sailing the high seas (1984)

A group of mountaineers and scientists take an old whaling vessel a record 850 miles in Antarctic waters to port using improvised sails. [read more]

Ends justify the means (1991)

Major Crime Squad members, including Jock Brennan (Paul Sonkkila), Ian Cochrane (Sean Scully), Lochie Renford (Andy Anderson) and Peter Faithful (Simon Westaway), plan and execute a raid on premises belonging to the brother-in-law of suspected armed robber Johnny Mercer (Christopher ... [read more]

The end of Ted Parker (1980)

Club president Ted Parker (Graham Kennedy) is under pressure to resign, following allegations that he beat up a stripper at a club function. In the committee room, ex-coach Jock Riley (Frank Wilson) and administrator Gerry Cooper (Alan Cassell) engineer his ... [read more]

Baptism (1994)

Henry Warburton (Peter Coyote) baptises Ort (Jamie Croft) and his mother, Alice (Lisa Harrow). Tegwyn (Amanda Douge) refuses to accept Henry’s brand of faith and salvation. [read more]

Violence and brutality (1980)

A radio broadcast quotes from Jean Genet’s essay ‘Violence and Brutality’ (1977) while a bomb is constructed. [read more]

Learning to read (2000)

After discovering that his cellmate and ‘protector’ Williams (Tony Martin) can’t read, Sonny (Kick Gurry) teaches him. [read more]

The jumper (1990)

The squad is too busy to take on any more work and their boss (John Clayton) is trying to deflect any further commitments for his overworked team. Suddenly there’s a call – someone is threatening to jump from a tall ... [read more]

‘You’re not taking the Kingswood!’ (1980)

While Ted (Ross Higgins) and son-in-law Bruno (Lex Marinos) argue over the value of Australian inventions, Thelma (Judi Farr) responds to an unexpected ring on the doorbell. [read more]

By the river (2001)

The Bordoh clan travel by tractor to the river. Over footage of the family going to the river, swimming and fishing, Diliyang introduces us to his family and country, and talks about the value of the tractor to the community. [read more]

‘Voices in the dark’ (2006)

John (Mark Constable) believes he has seen Tom (Don Barker), his dead uncle. He hides his thoughts from wife Emily (Victoria Hill), who begins to suspect something is wrong. [read more]

Life stages of the lobster (1998)

Shows the early life stages of a lobster: thousands of eggs hatch into larvae, which struggle to survive ocean currents for over a year before returning as juvenile lobsters. [read more]

Luna Park 1974 (1974)

Constance (Noeline Brown), James (John Meillon) and Sean (Mark Shields-Brown) visit Sydney’s famous Luna Park. [read more]

Raising children during the Great Depression (1981)

Four women recall the hardship of raising children during a period of mass unemployment. The government provided a 'baby bundle’ consisting of poor quality clothing. [read more]

Making it to the top (1993)

A group of climbers finally makes it to the top of a remote mountain in Irian Jaya. They are expedition leader Lincoln Hall, biologist Geoff Hope, Dutch Indonesian Rini Sulaiman, and filmmakers Chris Hilton and Sue Fleming. [read more]

Play the game – floating and sinking (2002)

Host Sam (Angela Kelly) explores floating and sinking with parrot Muppet Portia, testing various objects in a basin of water. It is from the 'Play the game’ segment, designed to encourage parents to try some of these activities with their ... [read more]

The debate (1990)

At an inter-school debate, Danny (Noah Taylor) and Thandiwe (Thandiwe Newton) speak to opposing sides of a motion that ‘intellectual pursuits are the highest form of human endeavour’. [read more]

The radicalised Reverend (1987)

Father Brian Gore blesses the new chapel on Negros Island in the Philippines. In voice-over Father Gore recalls his conservative Catholic upbringing in Australia, his initial experience as a priest serving the rich middle class and his radicalisation as he ... [read more]

Introducing the storyteller (2007)

This clip shows images of the night sky as the storyteller (Mavis Malbunka) introduces the story and herself. [read more]

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