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An alcoholic Christmas Day (1984)

With a tablecloth and lots of alcohol, a group of alcoholic friends celebrate Christmas Day. The men are listening to themselves talk on a radio program that was prompted by the making of this documentary. Paul Makin had previously interviewed ... [read more]

Endurance (1964)

Under relevant archival footage, the narrator states that during his time on the international scene, Menzies outlasted four American presidents including Kennedy and Johnson and five English prime ministers. He leads the Australian delegation to the United Nations and defends ... [read more]

What is love? (2005)

All the main characters are introduced in this clip, and all offer their own definition of love. [read more]

Emperor penguin rookery (1993)

After being snowed in for five days the husky dog team pulls the sledge with two men aboard to observe the emperor penguin rookery in the Antarctic. [read more]

‘We don’t have a choice’ (1987)

Survivors in the time-travelling city discuss plans to combat the Jen-Diki. Ballard (Tom Burlinson) bluntly declares there is no escape. They must stand and fight their cyborg enemies. [read more]

Tough love (2011)

Released from prison the day before, Karen (Shai Pittman) wakes up in a motel room to the sound of the cleaners at the door. Feeling sick from the night before, Karen quickly dresses and lets them into the room. As ... [read more]

Child’s play (c1941)

This clip shows the same brother and sister (Barry and Kay), this time playing with a small gatling-style toy machine gun in their backyard. The boy is dressed in khaki shirt and shorts and plays with the toy gun. After ... [read more]

Painting by hand (1985)

Painter Arthur Boyd uses his hands to paint. He says that the method is sensual and allows him to better depict his intent. [read more]

Still green (2005)

Two elder Indigenous men walk through the country, they are going to check if there is still water in the area. Specifically they are looking for the soakage. They come to a sandy bed, and to a plant called Ankere_ngkere, ... [read more]

Joey’s abduction (1994)

After media attention when her children are abducted, journalist Jacqueline Gillespie starts to get calls from other parents of kidnapped children. She talks to other parents around the world. Carolyn’s son Joey was abducted by his father, Alan. The emotional ... [read more]

Cities (1996)

A fascinating and discursive conversation between interviewer Andrea Stretton and Salman Rushdie, the Booker Prize-winning novelist and essayist, about his interest in great cities. For Rushdie, the city is where diverse cultures collide, intermarry, eat each other’s food and sometimes ... [read more]

Banjo’s place (c1965)

A nostalgic look at life in the district of old Jindabyne, long before the advent of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. [read more]

Climbing to Shaggy Ridge (1944)

The eight soldiers begin the long, hot walk across rivers and kunai grass to the foot of Shaggy Ridge, in the Finisterre Range. They begin the climb, passing native carriers who take supplies up the switchback trail, bringing back the ... [read more]

Motivation to compete (1988)

In this clip Michael Talbot, acting deputy state manager of New South Wales, talks about Australia Post’s new private business competitors and how the organisation is dealing with becoming a commercially based enterprise. [read more]

Go away (1978)

Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on Aboriginal culture. She speaks of the importance of teaching these kids about their traditions. Aboriginal kids are forgetting about their Aboriginal heritage because they are being taught white culture instead. [read more]

Banana plantations (c1955)

A couple drives through banana country on the coastal border of Queensland and New South Wales. Their car pulls up at a banana plantation where they alight and meet with the owner. A voice-over explains the growing and harvesting process. ... [read more]

Flying friar (1994)

Saint Joseph of Cupertino levitated regularly while praying, occasionally requiring the use of ropes to anchor him. [read more]

Kidnapped (1999)

Melanie (Alyssa McClelland) is in the back of the vehicle as it speeds along the road. The three youths who have kidnapped her bicker between themselves, having landed in even hotter water with the impulsive decision to take a prisoner. ... [read more]

Celebration (2007)

The music changes tempo with drumbeats and flute in this clip. There are images of people dancing, a couple kissing, women and men on the streets. In interview, several people speak about night being the time to celebrate, get drunk ... [read more]

‘Paradise is youth’ (1981)

After the coup has been foiled, Stacey (Ray Barrett) meets Cathy, the child/woman (Janet Scrivener), at a café. As her godfather, he had given her a golliwog, when she was eight. Now he buys her another and ruminates on what ... [read more]

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