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Flowers blooming (1955)
Flowering plants slowly reveal their petals and bloom before folding back on themselves and shrinking away. This is captured using time lapse photography methods. [read more]
Drilling rig (1949)
Papuan and expatriate Australian workers are shown on a drilling rig at Wana. [read more]
‘Peter Pan’ (1987)
Actor Max Gillies imitates the former President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. We see archival footage of the president and Gillies’ impersonation of him. [read more]
Italian Australians (1988)
Young and old Italians comment on the influence that Europeans have had on the development of Australia at the bicentenary on 26 January 1988. [read more]
National Liberation Front (1981)
When Australia sent troops to the Vietnam War, journalist Wilfred Burchett chose to report the war from the Northern Liberation Front’s side. Burchett recalls travelling with the troops and their response to him. [read more]
Centenarians (2004)
Filmmaker Mike Rubbo takes 105 year-old Olive Riley back to Broken Hill to recall her early years. Olive asks, 'Why are you so interested in me?’. Rubbo explains his interest in centenarians. [read more]
Early Conrad Martens (1978)
Watercolourist Conrad Martens was born in England in 1801. Before coming to Australia he painted landscapes around England. Voice-over explains his technique, as we see examples of his early work. [read more]
Successful Jewish assimilation (1981)
Journalist, Sam Lipski talks about how Jews have maintained their culture and traditions along side their pride in being Australian. [read more]
Bass and Flinders (1974)
In 1798, explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders discovered what would become known as Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania. [read more]
Changing visas (2002)
Afghan asylum seekers gravitate to the western Sydney suburb of Auburn. They discuss the problem of the Australian Government changing their temporary protection visas to other types of permits. [read more]
‘Look of hatred’ (1991)
Vietnam veterans recall the look of hatred from the Vietnamese people. For veteran Rowan Marsh, this was understandable given that the Vietnamese had been at war for 40 years. [read more]
Urban sanctuary (1998)
Filmmaker Gillian Leahy expresses her desire for a happy suburban life where her local park provides multiple uses for everyone. [read more]
Hindu youth (1997)
A young Hindu woman mixes her traditional beliefs and practices with those of Australian contemporary society. [read more]
Greek tradition (1997)
A young Greek woman mixes traditional behaviour with contemporary life. She encounters resistance from her parents. [read more]
Going home (2002)
Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) stand beside a waterhole. Grandma Nina sees people from her past. [read more]
Abducted children speak out (1994)
Children and parents are interviewed about the psychological effects of abduction. [read more]
Eternity calls (1994)
God calls on Arthur Stace to write 'Eternity’ on the pavements of Sydney. [read more]
Big M girls (1990)
Rosem’ry Bertel, creative director of George Patterson Advertising, explains the marketing campaign for flavoured milk that saved the Victorian dairy industry. [read more]
Credit rating (1992)
American Bill Squire says that hackers can access many databases. He indicates that credit ratings can be manipulated to the advantage of the individual. [read more]
