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President Sukarno (2001)

Reviews the background and leadership of President Sukarno, leader of Indonesia from 1949 to 1965. He had led the independence movement after the Second World War and embraced communism while preaching religious tolerance as a means to unite Indonesia’s various ... [read more]

Metamorphosis (1988)

Marilyn Miller and Illona Tim begin to perform a dance they have choreograped, entitled 'Metamorphosis’. [read more]

‘I’ve never met anyone who voted Liberal!’ (1976)

As the TV mentions the importance of Vince Gair and the DLP (the Democratic Labor Party) in the election, Labor 'insider’ Mal (Ray Barrett) talks politics with Macka (Graham Kennedy) and Don (John Hargreaves). Liberal voter Jody (Veronica Lang) ... [read more]

Jewish parents (1993)

Three Jewish comedians, Deb Filler from New Zealand, Sandy Gutman (Austen Tayshus) from Melbourne and American Moshe Waldoks, talk about their parents’ experiences in the Second World War concentration camps. [read more]

Continental cringe (1992)

Writer Tim Winton talks about his home state of Western Australia. He observes that WA was too keen to be sophisticated in the 1980s and ethics and culture got swept aside. [read more]

Rinso, Omo, Milo (1980)

Ted Bullpitt (Ross Higgins) and wife Thelma (Judi Farr) are halfway through a Scrabble game with their daughter Greta (Laurel McGowan) and her husband Bruno Bertolucci (Lex Marinos). When Bruno tries to look up a word, he discovers that Thelma ... [read more]

‘Variation on variation’ (1989)

Choreographer Graeme Murphy and dancer Kim Walker rehearse together and talk about how they collaborate. [read more]

‘I can’t live without you’ (1994)

Savina (Tara Morice) tells Dazey (Ben Mendelsohn) she cannot live without him. [read more]

Hanging out (2004)

Ganggu Mama (David Ngoombujarra) comes to town and sees his nephew Jackson (Clarence Ryan) hanging out with his mates Mr Deadly and Easy J. He suggests they join him busking at the Fremantle markets. [read more]

Shapes and designs (2003)

Practitioners of Wathaurong Glass tell us of their experiences working with glass. [read more]

Piety (1998)

Grace (Justine Saunders) returns home to not much welcome. Her niece Loretta (Roxanne McDonald) leads Grace to her recently departed sister’s room. [read more]

Understory (1994)

Historical photographs and drawings of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and townships are intercut with contemporary images of Brisbane. [read more]

Kay Nesbit (2001)

Effie (Mary Coustas) interviews gunshot victim Kay Nesbit. [read more]

Art versus vulgarity (1974)

The artist’s eye sees the world differently. [read more]

‘I know it can’t last’ (1965)

Nick (George Dixon) embraces Margot (Janina Lebedew). Margot knows their love cannot last. [read more]

Dumb idiotic eating trauma (2000)

Presenter Rachael Oakes-Ash interviews dietician Matt O’Neill, who says that DIET stands for Dumb Idiotic Eating Trauma. He says dieting makes you fat. Fashion editor Charlotte Dawson says women diet to impress other women. [read more]

Mother and daughter reunited (1999)

As a 15 year-old, Val had a daughter out of wedlock and was labelled 'a slut’ by her parents. After 25 years, Val contacts her daughter. [read more]

Scuba diving training (1984)

Youngsters learn how to breath underwater without a face mask, recover a dropped face mask and execute buddy breathing. [read more]

Helicopter transport (1949)

A helicopter transports barrels of oil from a site at Bwata and returns carrying pipelines. [read more]

Sunshine performance (1980)

Members of the drama group from The Lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home begin their live performance at the Sydney Opera House. [read more]

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