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Home to Galway (2004)

After her dramatic first visit to Australia, it’s early morning when Hannah (Lynn Styles) finally returns to her boarding school in Galway. Her roommate Tara (Danielle Fox-Clarke) is suspicious. Snooping around, she is surprised to find beach sand in Hannah’s ... [read more]

Negotiations (2005)

Bill ‘Happy’ Henderson (Shane Bourne) takes Layla Young (Petra Jared) to discuss a case with lawyer Hugo Urban (Vincent Miller). Meanwhile, Professor Robyn Masterson (Sigrid Thornton) is delivering bad news to her sick patient Belinda (Chloe Armstrong). Tests show her ... [read more]

Terry Hicks meets Jon Mohammed (2004)

David’s father, Terry Hicks, seeks the truth about his son in Afghanistan. He meets David’s friend, Jon Mohammed, who was imprisoned in the cell next to David. Jon says David was a good Muslim. Jon was released after 15 months. [read more]

Accommodation on board (1979)

Adventurers Malcolm Douglas and Brett Nixon are travelling from Sydney to New Guinea on a five-metre motorboat. The men stop over on an idyllic, remote and untouched beach in far north Queensland and net fish near the shore. [read more]

Shanghai’s Fashion Week (1997)

Chinese fashion designers Guo Pei and Sun Jian combine forces to present a fashion parade in Shanghai to extend people’s awareness of their brand. They talk about their design principles, combining Eastern and Western elements, and how they compliment each ... [read more]

50 States (2008)

Jonno Durrant and Stefan Hunt appear on Australian television to publicise their plan to surf in all 50 US states and not pay for accommodation during the trip. [read more]

‘Have you ever been unfaithful?’ (1984)

Sitting up in bed on a hot night, John (John Hargreaves) discusses infidelity with his wife Helen (Wendy Hughes). He tells her he would know if anything was wrong with his marriage, which makes her angry. She is enraged by ... [read more]

‘You hardly even knew him’ (2002)

Charlie (Vince Colosimo) has already privately complained about a crying woman who he reckons had only met Gavin twice. When she can’t stop crying he loses his temper and shouts at her. [read more]

Arrival at Camp 47 (1982)

Camp Master Charles Thatcher (Michael Craig) welcomes new arrivals Chris Walters (Olivia Hussey), Rita Daniels (Lynda Stoner) and Paul Landers (Steve Railsback) to Re-education Camp 47. [read more]

‘Get stuck into him’ (1971)

Albert Crone (Edward Hepple) and Willie Aspinall (Robert McDarra), scared for their safety, have recruited George Flack (Gerard Maguire) to confront John Kelso (John Fegan). As Flack beats up Kelso, Albert, Willie and their neighbours Mrs Roche (Joan Letch), Mrs ... [read more]

Hellfire Jack (1985)

An introduction to John Curtin, Australian prime minister, 1941–45. [read more]

‘You just like other Lubras’ (1936)

Mara (Dennis Hoey) is surprised when Beatrice (Margot Rhys) invites his romantic advances and kisses him. She has been cool before this. Neither of them realises that the jealous Sondra has drugged Beatrice’s food. Mara soon recognises the symptoms and ... [read more]

North end excision (1994)

White pastoralist Grant Martin has inherited the property from his forefathers. Harry Dixon, an Aboriginal stockman, has been granted an excision of land for his family and a friend’s. Harry has lived on the property for 33 years and has ... [read more]

Start a cycle (1975)

Australian-born Hollywood studio executive Al Daff says film producers need to find scripts that will succeed with an audience in two years time. He discusses the popularity of disaster movies at that time (the Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno era) and ... [read more]

Insulin (1997)

Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company supplies six million people with insulin each day. Twelve-year-old diabetic James Jarvis interviews Dr Richard Di Marchi about insulin. [read more]

Bliss, punishment, heaven and hell (1985)

Harry Joy (Barry Otto) is a successful advertising man, with a nice house, a wife he loves (Lynette Curran) and two children, David (Miles Buchanan) and Lucy (Gia Carides). After a long birthday lunch, Henry has a heart attack in ... [read more]

White power (1992)

Hando (Russell Crowe) drinks milk after a wild all-night party. His friend (Stephen Hall) has to return to his naval base. Hando gives him a Nazi salute as he goes. Hando explains his belief in white supremacy, and his admiration ... [read more]

Shut her down (2005)

Jacinta Peterson (Greta Larkins) is fouled by her brother Joel (Nick Colla) and gets to take a free throw. The score is now even and Coach Peterson (David Roberts) is mad. He calls for time out and tells his team ... [read more]

Night watch (1980)

Rod Carson (Ian Gilmour) and Vic Richards (Harold Hopkins) are both on night watch. They get talking over a cigarette and Carson asks Richards why he seems to bear him a grudge. [read more]

It Isn’t Done (1988)

Filmmaker Ken G Hall talks about directing Cecil Kellaway in It Isn’t Done (1937). [read more]

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