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Wouldn’t change a thing (2002)
Mariah as a young girl talks about karate, and living an active life. Mariah’s parents Angie and Dave talk about what is required to support Mariah in living with her condition. A medical practitioner tells us that after a transplant, ... [read more]
‘White man, black man be friends’ (1950)
Wally King (Chips Rafferty) and his stockmen ride to the waterhole on the land they have come to occupy at Bitter Springs. Tommy (Tommy Trinder) gets a shock as he takes a drink from the spring: the Aborigines are there ... [read more]
Sam wakes up (1986)
It is morning in the share house. Tim (Nique Needles) is having breakfast. Sam (Michael Hutchence) wakes up and stumbles outside. A stranger (Deanna Bond) is sitting on the doorstep. [read more]
‘Dead doesn’t mean dead’ (2006)
The news of what the men did has hit the media and the victim’s Aboriginal relatives charge that it was racism that kept them from reporting it immediately. Billy (Simon Stone) and his girlfriend Elissa (Alice Garner) are woken in ... [read more]
‘Australia through Aboriginal eyes’ (1992)
This clip includes the ending of the speech. This is the section where Keating continues with his message of hope for significant change in Australian society. He outlines some of the changes that he can see already, such as a ... [read more]
Too much imagination (1979)
Jill’s frustration with Max (Ivor Kants) peaks after the second day of his indirect attempts to seduce her. She reacts coldly to his offer of tea and cakes. He tells her she’s a neurotic housewife, and denies flatly that he ... [read more]
‘Friday on My Mind’ (1966)
'Friday on My Mind’ by the Easybeats was composed by Harry Vanda and George Young. Recorded in London in 1966, it was released as a single later that year. This clip includes the start of the song and first verse. ... [read more]
‘This inequality must end’ (1950)
A tilt down the façade of Burnham Lodge reveals ‘50 empty rooms’ that are contrasted with scenes of a family living in tent-like 'country homes for the Evicted’. A brother washes his younger sibling’s face while his mother hangs out ... [read more]
Jackson stops a protest (1980)
China Jackson (Bryan Brown) stops a sit-down protest in the exercise yard, after prison officer Norton (Max Phipps) promises there will be no reprisals. In the middle of the night, his cellmate, old Bob (Syd Heylen), is dragged out and ... [read more]
Dog training (c1930)
This dog training exercise takes place amongst obstacles placed around an oval. Uniformed men lead alsatians around the course. One dog navigates through hoops, tunnels, over planks and ladders as people watch from the perimeters. This clip ends with the ... [read more]
Not so Fairweather (1990)
The quiet rural farmhouse, where the pregnant Clare Fairweather (Noni Hazlehurst) has been enjoying a nap, is instantly transformed into bedlam as the first visitors arrive amid a rainstorm. Clare’s female friends Sandy (Helen Jones) and Therese (Fiona Press) quickly ... [read more]
Imagined catastrophies (2001)
A mother (voiced by Sigrid Thornton) calms herself with soothing images of the beach and sea. But her anxieties take over; she imagines disastrous scenarios at home, school and on the road. She arrives at the beach, unharmed. [read more]
This is for real (2001)
Running down sand dunes, the mother (voiced by Sigrid Thornton) arrives at the sea’s edge and ponders a dead seagull. A huge wave sweeps her out to sea; she struggles against the tide, swimming, but goes down. [read more]
Corroboree (1950)
This is an excerpt from a recording of the ballet suite from 'Corroboree’, composed by John Antill. Performed in the Ashfield Town Hall on 5 December 1950 for capturing by His Master’s Voice, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is conducted by ... [read more]
Molly and Mobarak (2003)
Molly and Mobarak attend a rally in Canberra in support of the refugees being allowed permanent protection in Australia, Members of the Young community also attend. Jane Keogh from the Refugee Action Committee addresses the crowd. The director Tom Zubrycki ... [read more]
A problem of demographics (2005)
In this documentary about love for Indigenous singles, the subjects are contextualised by demographic. Statistics show that Indigenous Australians are a small percentage of the population – making it difficult for Indigenous singles who want to date other Indigenous singles. [read more]
‘Maternal instinct in hibernation’ (1997)
Baby Lee’s mother, Tracey, suffered from a lack of emotional connection with her child immediately after his birth. She recalls her lack of feeling at the time. Lee’s husband Simon, and her grandmother talk about the difficult time during Tracey’s ... [read more]
Green gold (2004)
People at a market are seen buying and consuming the psychoactive drug, betelnut, also called green gold. It is chewed with lime and mustard. It is used by millions of people in the Western Pacific and East Africa. [read more]
A fond farewell (1985)
Robert O’Hara Burke (Jack Thompson) addresses a large crowd as his expedition prepares to leave Melbourne in August 1860. He thanks the expedition committee of the Royal Society of Victoria, and his chief benefactor, the businessmen Ambrose Kyte (Hugh Keays-Byrne). ... [read more]
A totally casual thing (1976)
Penny (Briony Behets) comes home in the middle of the day and finds her husband Richard (John Derum) with another woman, Dee (Judy Morris). Both women are surprised and humiliated. After Dee leaves, Penny and Richard argue about Richard’s lack ... [read more]
