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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]
Collective unconscious (1996)
Filmmaker George Miller explains the universal appeal of cinema, using Mad Max as an example. [read more]
If only I could get up (1998)
An alarm clock goes off. In different parts of the city a young woman and a woman with severe cerebral palsy both lie in their beds. The former, day carer Madelaine (Joey Kennedy), turns the alarm off and goes back ... [read more]
‘White gold of Australia’ (1935)
The great granddaughter of Biddy O’Shea has flown to the Northern Territory station run by Frank Morrison, great grandson of James, to talk about their future together, but they disagree about his ‘prehistoric’ views of a woman’s role. Frank (Franklyn ... [read more]
Matchmaking (1972)
At choir practice in the Mayfair Hotel, publican Mick Cassidy (John Meillon) introduces Stanley Evans (Harry Secombe) to local farmer Shirley Marshall (Maggie Fitzgibbon). Her brother, Pete (Peter Whittle), is not impressed. [read more]
Aboriginal trackers (2001)
A photographer is lost in remote Western Australia. Constable Charlie Marks and a group of Aboriginal trackers have to find him quickly. They locate the photographer who has a broken ankle. [read more]
‘What’s your name? What’s your father?’ (1978)
Laura (Susannah Fowle) arrives in the refectory at her new school, an upper class ladies’ college in Melbourne, carrying a cake made by her mother. She is frightened and alone. The deputy headmistress, Miss Chapman (Patrick Kennedy) tries to be ... [read more]
Sticking together (1985)
Warrigal (Tommy Lewis) is confronted with the reality of losing his 'brother’ Captain Starlight (Sam Neill) as the gang makes plans to escape to America. Meanwhile, the troopers are perfecting a killing machine to ambush the outlaws while Jim’s wife ... [read more]
Welcome to Kookaburra Springs (1972)
Stanley Evans (Harry Secombe) is welcomed to Kookaburra Springs by pilot Bill (Bobby Limb), publican Mick Cassidy (John Meillon) and Mick’s wife, Sal (Dawn Lake). The Cassidys’ young son, Stevie (Dennis Jordan), is planning to play pranks on the new ... [read more]
‘We’re no-one, we’re nobody’ (2005)
Tracy (Cate Blanchett), her brother Ray (Martin Henderson) and her boyfriend Jonny (Dustin Nguyen) have driven from Sydney to an isolated farm, to buy a large amount of amphetamines. At the farm, they find Lionel Dawson (Hugo Weaving), dying of ... [read more]
‘Is it all right to take pictures?’ (1987)
Tourists take photos of the local people and pay a fee. A young Papua New Guinean is interviewed about his response to tourism. [read more]
Lucky strike at Larkinville (1938)
Western Australia, 1932. Two gold prospectors – Jimmy Eastwood and Jack Hogan – along with their dog, Spot, strike gold at Larkinville. For Spot, this is more a ‘comedy of fleas than a saga of riches’, but for the two ... [read more]
Back to school (2004)
At 105 years old, Olive Riley goes back to her school in Broken Hill to meet the current students. Parts of Olive’s early life are re-enacted. Corporal punishment was practiced in the school. Olive remembers pushing another pupil who was ... [read more]
Suva (1959)
After receiving his first pay after finding a job in Suva, Jale sits down in a Chinese café to eat a meal. The waitress comes over to him and he points to the menu in slight confusion, before she suggests ... [read more]
‘You always were dark’ (2002)
Luke (Kirk Page) and Grandma Nina (Freda Glynn) walk into the old mission house. Here, Grandma Nina encounters ghosts of yesteryear. They find out that Grandma Nina’s mother has long passed away. Once again, we are at the waterhole. Luke ... [read more]
‘Mystery man’ (1990)
Mrs Williams (Rhondda Findleton) tells her other boarders and her children, Cherry (Rebecca Smart) and Sam (Steven Scott-Young) that a new boarder is moving into the house. Later in the evening as Cherry is wearing her pretend barrister’s wig in ... [read more]
‘Instituting some changes’ (1992)
Mr Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) takes Carey (Ben Mendelsohn) on as his offsider, in a study of employee efficiency. Carey jumps at the chance, because it means sharing a desk with the gorgeous Cheryl (Rebecca Rigg). Mr Wallace’s changes include partitions ... [read more]
Trouble with coppers (2003)
While Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger) dallies with Julia Cook (Naomi Watts), the English wife of his employer, Dan Kelly (Laurence Kinlan) and Joe Byrne (Orlando Bloom) throw Constable Fitzpatrick (Kiri Paramore) out of the Kelly farmhouse, after his drunken advances ... [read more]
Sharing kultcha (2005)
Amber Mercy tells us about her experience of participating in surf competitions around the world. Footage and photographs show surfers from different cultures. [read more]
‘My good woman’ (1972)
Dorrie (Pat McDonald) and Herb Evans (Ron Shand) receive a visit from the snobbish Claire Houghton (Thelma Scott) who unwittingly gives Dorrie a brand new title. [read more]
