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The system (2007)

Drew (Aaron Pedersen), Sam (Kelton Pell) and Bella (Tammy Clarkson) discuss the next client, Debbie (Jedda Rae Hill), who tried to smuggle drugs to her husband in prison. When the court is in session, Drew raises a point of order ... [read more]

Colleano on Tightwire, Rehearses in Arena (c1939)

Colour home movie footage, probably filmed by Winnie Colleano around 1939, which shows Aboriginal tightwire performer Con Colleano rehearsing in a circus arena in the USA. [read more]

The Life and Times of Malcolm Fraser (2004)

In this documentary Malcolm Fraser, prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, looks back on his life and discusses the principles that drive him. Elected after the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government in November 1975, he was frequently ... [read more]

The Fringe Dwellers (1986)

A young Aboriginal girl dreams of life beyond the blacks’ camp that sits on the fringe of white society. [read more]

The AIM nursing hostel, Birdsville (1947)

At the Australian Inland Mission nursing hostel in Birdsville, the AIM sisters alternate between nursing and domestic duties. One of the sisters treats a young girl who has an injured finger. She washes and dresses the girl’s ... [read more]

Burke & Wills (1985)

The Victorian Exploring Expedition leaves Melbourne on 20 August 1860, amid great fanfare and optimism. Before a large crowd, the leader, Robert O’Hara Burke (Jack Thompson), promises that he will beat the South Australian expedition led by John McDouall Stuart, ... [read more]

Chifley at the helm (1946)

The clip shows this ALP cinema advertisement, for the 28 September 1946 federal election, in its entirety. [read more]

Friday on My Mind (1966)

‘Friday on My Mind’ is considered one of the greatest ever Australian pop songs and made the Easybeats an enduring name in the pop and rock world. [read more]

Treaty (1991)

This is an Aboriginal pop song from the 1990s with a powerful political message. [read more]

Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement (1976)

This documentary made by the New South Wales Department of Main Roads features the reconstruction of a five-and-a-half kilometre stretch of the Pacific Highway at Clybucca Flat, north of Kempsey, using continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP). It includes footage ... [read more]

It’s Ruth: Ruth Cracknell, Actor (1994)

It’s Ruth provides a glimpse into the professional life of one of Australia’s most well-recognised and loved actresses, Ruth Cracknell (1926-2002). The documentary features generous excerpts from Cracknell’s theatre performances (including Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, 1991, and Oscar Wilde’s The ... [read more]

Strangers in Paradise (1989)

Set on the eve of Australia’s bicentennial celebrations, this observational documentary looks at Australian (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) culture through the eyes of a group of American and British tourists on a ‘Dreamtime’ bus tour around the country. The tourists’ expectations, ... [read more]

Australia Post – We Deliver 2 (1988)

These are three of a series of television commercials promoting Australia Post’s new corporate identity as well as its products and services, and featuring the ‘We Keep Australia Posted’ song. [read more]

Jimmy Little’s Gentle Journey (2006)

A documentary about singer–songwriter Jimmy Little, an Indigenous musician whose voice reaches out to all people across the generations. [read more]

They Serve (1940)

Made with the assistance of Shell Australia, and produced by Herschells Films, They Serve promotes the work of the Red Cross for the ‘Australian soldier at home and abroad’. The film presents a number of vital Red Cross services to ... [read more]

‘Where you going?’ (1957)

Macauley (Peter Finch) tries to sneak away from the Sweeney’s guesthouse, after Buster (Dana Wilson) has gone to sleep, but she’s too wise for that. She demands to go with him. He tells her to stay with Bella and Luke ... [read more]

If Only – Series 1 Episode 10 (2003)

Three individuals tell their 'if only’ stories of missed opportunities. There’s a troubled girl who went to jail instead of being around her child as she was growing up and the father of a failed marriage who tried to create ... [read more]

‘A smack on the smeller’ (1928)

Billy Austin (played as a boy by Leo Meagher) and his pals march out of school after a reluctant day inside. Billy picks a fight with a schoolmate when he sees the boy talking to Gladys, the girl he wishes ... [read more]

Tom White (2004)

After a meltdown at work, architectural draughtsman Tom White (Colin Friels) walks out on his family and tries to lose himself in alcohol and anonymity. He becomes homeless and derelict in the backstreets of Melbourne. A homosexual prostitute (Dan Spielman) ... [read more]

For a Price (1985)

The documentary illustrates and discusses the various forms of prostitution available in Sydney and Melbourne in 1985. [read more]

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