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‘Smutty but sharp’ (1971)
After only three issues of Bolo, Kevin Agar (John Duigan) is struggling to pay even the printer. Back in the office, his friend (Alan Finney) says he is willing to write on any topic. Another (John Romeril) has composed a ... [read more]
Mao suit (1997)
Fashion in China has changed from the blue and grey Mao suit to a new world of contemporary fashion. [read more]
A compromise (2008)
Narrator Rachel Perkins gives the historical context to the lives and situation of this episode’s focus individuals – Simon Wonga and William Barak. Writer Bruce Pascoe of Boonwurrung heritage and historian Professor Janet McCalman expand on the cultural and spiritual ... [read more]
‘Why do parents have to have children?’ (1989)
Pugwall (Jason Torrens) has terrible trouble trying to convince his parents he needs an amplifier. They just seem to lecture him all the time, while in comparison, Ortho’s (Jay McCormack) parents are really helpful, letting the band paint the garage ... [read more]
‘But I didn’t want to be different’ (2001)
Still driven by the desire to fit in, Lisa (Phaedra Nicolaidis) angers Marlene (Maria Tusa) by ditching the basketball game for Roberta’s (Natalie Blair) party. Lisa attends the pool party confidently with newly straightened hair only to find out Roberta ... [read more]
Effie in PNG (1996)
Effie (Mary Coustas) is interviewed by the National Broadcasting Commission’s John Honani. Effie has brought her own self-congratulatory résumé that John reads out before they discuss the role of missionaries in Papua New Guinea. [read more]
Ba Ria, Dat Do, Long Tan, Binh Ba, Binh Gia (1967)
This clip looks at the settlement areas, both intact and destroyed by war, in what was then known as Phuoc Tuy Province of South Vietnam. [read more]
Ten cent postage (1974)
This is an Australia Post television commercial (TVC) informing the public of a new system for paying postage on domestic mail, dependent upon size and shape. [read more]
Two men, two boats, one woman (1989)
Australian naval officer John Ingram (Sam Neill) leaves his wife Rae (Nicole Kidman) in charge on their yacht Saracen, while he investigates the stricken schooner Orpheus. To his horror, the ship is full of body parts. As he rushes back, ... [read more]
Dinner party (2004)
Julia (Asher Keddie) and Charlie (Dan Wyllie) have Frankie (Claudia Karvan) and Tom (Brendan Cowell) over to dinner – their first dinner party since the birth of their son. It’s not quite the occasion Julia and Charlie had hoped for. ... [read more]
Bush walk (1999)
A rugged bush. Bare feet and horses hooves. A finger coyly samples what appears to be a drop of blood on a leaf. The two men, one walking and one on a horse, come to a stream. [read more]
‘I won! I won!’ (2002)
After a misunderstanding, Kel (Glenn Robbins) thinks Kath (Jane Turner) has found another man. He’s dining alone at a bistro when he hears Kath playing the pokies in the next room. [read more]
Newtown ride (1899)
This actuality footage from 1899 begins with a shot of commuters on a railway platform approaching an incoming train. A man holds a folded newspaper, while one woman carries a parasol. The clip cuts to the view from the back ... [read more]
Tom asks God for a sign (1976)
After Brother Francine’s sudden departure from the order, Tom (Simon Burke) and his best friend Fitz (John Diedrich) talk about their surprise. In the next scene, Fitz is gone, without explanation. The principal, Brother Celian (John Frawley), refuses to give ... [read more]
A short man that smoked a pipe (2003)
Aggie Abbott recalls that when her family heard that her sister had a little white child, they travelled by camel from Ross River to see her. A re-enactment shows a young Zita running through the scrub. Zita, now in her ... [read more]
You can ask me anything! (1985)
Dad (Dennis Miller) tries to tell Ben (Ken Talbot) the facts of life, but Ben wants to know ,why are there starving people in the world? And the biggest question of all – how can people carry on living happily ... [read more]
Bon Voyage to Sir William and Lady Cullen (1924)
This newsreel segement from approximately 1924 shows the farewell and departure of the retired Chief Justice Sir William Cullen and Lady Cullen in Sydney for an overseas trip. Lady Cullen is farewelled by a party of Girl Guides who give ... [read more]
‘A state of confusion’ (1978)
Naomi Kelly, a documentary subject being filmed by Beth (Margaret Cameron, offscreen voice), believes that the psychosexual evolution is speeding up. [read more]
‘I come from a land down under’ (1981)
Men at Work sing about travelling the world and what it means to come 'from a land down under’. [read more]
‘How’s your day been sweetheart?’ (1987)
It is nearly two years since Suzi Lovegrove learned she had contracted HIV/AIDS. Her husband Vince asks how her day has been. In voice-over, Vince explodes some of the myths about read more]
