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Aboriginal women in leadership (1988)

Laurel Winder talks about Gloria Brennan’s contribution to Aboriginal women’s rights. The women talk about the different treatment of Aboriginal men and Aboriginal women who take on roles of leadership to initiate change. [read more]

Violins not guns (2005)

The Australian Chamber Orchestra under its leader, renowned violinist Richard Tognetti, has set up an outreach program for mentoring young teenagers. The musicians bring their music practice and music appreciation to a high school at Cabramatta in the western suburbs ... [read more]

True Love (1998)

Mae (Trisha Morton-Thomas) is wearing mother’s wedding dress. Nona (Deborah Mailman) wants to bottle the ashes so they can take them to the island to scatter. Mae and Nona enter into a tug of war over the ashes, and the ... [read more]

Beatlemania (1964)

This clip begins with news footage of the Beatles standing on a balcony in Melbourne, waving to fans in the streets below. Paul McCartney plays with a boomerang and laughs with the crowd. The Beatles song 'Love Me Do’ is ... [read more]

Bankers and kids (1998)

We discover the hopes and dreams of a group of inner-city kids and a group of bankers who will pair off and work to create a project together over several months. The projects will reflect the personalities of each team. [read more]

Modelling fashion (c1927)

Fashionable garments are modelled displaying a range of designers clothes include a dress by couturier Melnotte Simonin; a hand-embroidered coat with fur trim by designer Jacques Heim, a painted velvet georgette fabric again by Melnotte Simonin ; a broad cloth ... [read more]

‘Menstruation blues’ (1993)

Australian singer Robyn Archer performs the song 'Menstruation Blues’. 'I explore anything that I want to’, says Archer. [read more]

Jack and Bryan (1983)

In this 1983 documentary, Australian actors Jack Thompson and Bryan Brown talk enthusiastically about the reviving Australian film industry. [read more]

‘A stumbling block in the path of progress’ (1981)

After a night in jail, retired professor B.C. Simmonds (Alexander Archdale) and his daughter Jessica (Liz Alexander) return to Angel Street, where demolitions are in progress. B.C. explains why he won’t leave. [read more]

Alan Bond (1992)

Archival footage shows Perth’s celebrations when Perth businessman Alan Bond’s yacht wins the Americas Cup. In a speech at the launch of his book about Bond, journalist Paul Barry comments on the rise and fall of a national icon. [read more]

‘Togetherness’ (1964)

In this regular segment, Mavis Bramston stars Gordon Chater, Barry Creyton and Carol Raye present satirical ‘news items’ before launching into a rendition of ‘Togetherness’. Written by Barry Creyton, the song was performed every week, interspersed with spoken verses about ... [read more]

Wheat harvesting (1899)

This silent actuality footage was taken by the official photographer of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Frederick Charles Wills, and his assistant Henry William Mobsby in 1899. It shows a horse-drawn Buckeye brand reaper and binder harvesting a wheat crop ... [read more]

Gold tax (2005)

In Victoria in the 1850s the introduction of a gold license was extremely unpopular. Although many diggers wanted it abolished immediately, the question of the license could not be separated from more complex questions about government revenue and taxation policy. ... [read more]

Family album (1948)

John and his family are introduced through a real life family album. As the pages are turned, the voice-over tells the story of their lives. The first picture is of John as a young boy, followed by a picture of ... [read more]

Wave Hill walkout (1993)

Kevin Carmody and Paul Kelly discuss the song 'From Little Things Big Things Grow’. They also discuss the Wave Hill walkout, when the Gurindji people – led by Vincent Lingiari – went on strike to get their land back from ... [read more]

Washing feet (1989)

A pair of frail, gnarled feet. The Aboriginal daughter (Marcia Langton) on her hands and knees, gently washes her white mother’s arthritic feet. The Aboriginal woman begins to remember another time, when as a family they would visit the beach. [read more]

‘What’s your favourite car, Australia?’ (c1976)

The ad features a montage of Australian outdoor scenes including the beach, sporting events (yachting, golf, cricket and football), the Australian flag and native fauna. These are intercut with 1970s Holden models. The advertisement employs a jingle sung by a ... [read more]

Hey Shamus! (2001)

The little Shamuses go on a fun spree while the anxious real Shamus and Tracey search for them. [read more]

The little dragon must find his own way (1997)

Tabaluga is seeking his past and his destiny when he goes on his own to Dragon Mountain. Here he meets his father’s spirit and is given his name ‘Tabaluga’. [read more]

You can’t please everyone (1975)

Al Daff says you can’t make pictures that please everybody. He tries to gauge movie audiences’ taste in different regions of the world, and to anticipate any changes in that taste. [read more]

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