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Cost-efficient but ‘human stupid’ (2000)
This clip covers the end of the 20th Century, where we learn that East Timor voted and Indigenous Australians wanted their land back. ‘When Iraq wanted oil-producing Kuwait back again, car-driving America drew the line’. Computers are cost-efficient but 'human ... [read more]
Looking for father (2005)
We are introduced to Tommy E Lewis. Tommy speaks about his stepfather who raised him and loved him as his own, imparting Dreaming stories, and his white biological father, Hurtle Lewis, who was like ‘the phantom’. He speaks of his ... [read more]
The ‘dilly dally man’ (1969)
It’s 5 o’clock by the Play School Clock and time for Ruth Cracknell to tell a story about the 'dilly dally man’, his 'niggy naggy wife’ and their 'wicky wokky house’! [read more]
Preparing for war (2000)
A young boy Keithy (Sam Kirby) runs along a dirt road screaming, ‘Djaambi! Djaambi!’. He jumps into the arms of his older cousin, Harry Saunders (David Ngoombujarra) and both roll on the ground. Harry Saunders is dressed in army greens, ... [read more]
Pretty song (1998)
Hearing music, Della (Urshula Yovich) gets up and finds Alvin (Trevor Jamieson) playing guitar. She watches him before returning to the bedroom. Alvin smiles shyly. No words are said. [read more]
Dog watching (2006)
A car crawls along the street, and the boy in the front seat is looking intently at the dogs he sees on his journey. Dion Beasley is being driven around by his carer Joie Boulter so that Dion can indulge ... [read more]
It’s all in the lighting (2004)
A beautiful model becomes a vision when her hair is dressed and she’s lit for a fashion shoot. [read more]
Breaking down (2007)
Brothers Scott (Michael Tuahine) and Nick (David Page) are at Big Boy Burgers drive-through restaurant. When the car breaks down, it places them in an awkward position. Will they get over it? [read more]
The legend (1986)
Professional Australian surfing legend Pam Burridge talks about how she got into the sport, winning her first surfing competition at twelve years old. [read more]
‘… the ball got a bit of lift’ (1984)
Now the English cricket captain, Douglas Jardine (Hugo Weaving) is determined to return from the upcoming Australian tour with the Ashes. He’s obsessed with the batting of Donald Bradman (Gary Sweet) and determined to discover his weaknesses. He talks to ... [read more]
‘For the whole of Australia’ (2002)
Yvonne Margarula speaks about the impact of the negotiations on the Elders, and how many of them were worn down by having to continually defend their point of view. [read more]
‘We have survived’ (1981)
In this clip we hear the landmark Aboriginal protest song 'We Have Survived’, as performed by No Fixed Address on the soundtrack of Wrong Side of the Road (1981). [read more]
Fulfilling her father’s dream (1985)
Carol (Nicole Kidman) is feeling the pressure from home to work harder on her training and her attitude towards competition. At dinner, Peter Trig (Terence Donovan) criticises her laidback approach to her last race, while she is trying to get ... [read more]
Wading through the floods (1955)
Residents outside their homes wade knee-deep in water. Front lawns have disappeared completely, and houses are quickly engulfed. Water is seeping through the sand bags in place to hold back the flooding banks of the Hunter River. In one disorientating ... [read more]
Australia’s first astronaut (c1960)
An animation shows Rocket’s journey from moon to earth and then, in studio, his arrival in a cloud of dust. Unfortunately Miss Pat (Patricia Lovell) opens Rocket, who is ‘not speaking’, to discover Mr Squiggle is not inside. Doormat arrives ... [read more]
HMAS Brisbane launched (1915)
Crowds gather at the docks at Cockatoo Island for the launching of the HMAS Brisbane on 30 September 1915. Mrs Fisher, wife of the then Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, breaks a bottle of champagne over the ship’s bow. The ... [read more]
In the audience at Cannes (2006)
Margaret Pomeranz concludes her warm review of Ten Canoes with a reference to how warmly the film was received at Cannes. David Stratton was actually at Cannes and takes up the theme by describing what it felt like to be ... [read more]
Hellfire Jack (1985)
An introduction to John Curtin, Australian prime minister, 1941–45. [read more]
‘The front office doesn’t believe in promises’ (1980)
After the transfer of prisoners in the middle of the night, Mr Norton (Max Phipps) comes to apologise to Jackson (Bryan Brown) for the breaking of the deal. Norton talks about the fear he felt as a young prison officer, ... [read more]
Park consultations (1998)
The Whites Creek Valley Park is under the jurisdiction of the Leichhardt Council in Sydney. The plans for the park have been in progress for 50 years. The council plans to demolish two houses and change the usage of part ... [read more]
