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Suicide (1994)

A teenage girl talks about how her feelings of extreme depression led her to contemplate suicide, and her parents talk about their reactions to discovering this. [read more]

Pre-Cambrian to present time (c1940)

Fossils began to form in the rock in the Hunter Valley, NSW, 1,400,000,000 years ago. [read more]

Medusa Hotel (2000)

The Medusa Hotel welcomes guests with their dogs as residents. [read more]

Drug marketing (2004)

Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft are new drugs for the treatment of depression and associated illnesses. There is concern that the marketing of these drugs is causing the overuse of them. [read more]

Children as ruthless killers (2002)

Three children are asked to talk about their experiences of killing and maiming people. Olara Otunna, Special Representative Children and Armed Conflict, United Nations, comments on the recruitment of children to armed action and how easily they are trained to ... [read more]

Heroic virtue (1994)

To become a saint you must live a life of heroic virtue. [read more]

Shanghai’s Fashion Week (1997)

Chinese fashion designers Guo Pei and Sun Jian combine forces to present a fashion parade in Shanghai to extend people’s awareness of their brand. They talk about their design principles, combining Eastern and Western elements, and how they compliment each ... [read more]

Transgender prostitutes (1985)

The madam explains the role of the transgender brothel. Ninety per cent of clients are straight. [read more]

Young David Hicks (2004)

David’s father, Terry Hicks, talks about David’s troubled teenage years and his love of the country and farm life. David’s friend, Megan Harrison, says David was keen on horses. [read more]

Balgo (2000)

Erica Izett and Tim Acker manage the Balgo art centre in northern Western Australia. Some of Australia’s best Aboriginal artists work in the Balgo area. They describe the elements in Aboriginal art. [read more]

Food preparation (c1919)

Female Red Cross volunteers weigh and cut up vegetables (including pumpkins and potatoes) and fill jars. Soldiers carve and paint wooden toy animals while the women make stuffed dolls. [read more]

Delegates 2 (1928)

This clip, shot outside Melbourne Trades Hall, shows individual shots of key Labor personalities attending the 1928 Victorian party’s Easter conference. [read more]

Posing for papa (1988)

Michael Tuckson, the son of painter Tony Tuckson, describes his life with his father, including memories of posing at home for paintings. [read more]

Snow fun (1982)

Friends Eva, Jamie and Steve have fun skiing in the Snowy Mountains. [read more]

Franklin River rapids (1980)

Amateur botanist Antonius Moscal rafts down the Franklin River in south-west Tasmania. [read more]

Aunty Ruby (1998)

Aunty Ruby talks about her experience of Toomelah Resereve. [read more]

1928 Federal Inquiry finding (1982)

This clip dramatises the finding of the 1928 inquiry into the Aboriginal massacre known as the Coniston Massacre, based on court transcripts. The court found that the shooting of Aborigines at Coniston Station by Chief Protector of Aborigines Mounted Constable ... [read more]

Lobster pot follies (1998)

Lobsters are enticed into the submarine pot by tasty bait. Once inside the pot the adult lobsters are trapped. We see the lobster’s point-of-view as it is brought on board the boat. The fishers cheer on seeing the size of ... [read more]

First Australian notes (c1910)

This newsreel item shows an Australian one pound banknote with 'Bank of New South Wales’ printed on it. [read more]

Dutch deliveries (1993)

Natural birth pioneer Dr Michel Odent endorses the practice of giving birth at home, as practiced in the Netherlands. [read more]

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