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‘A real partnership’ (1982)
Australian correspondent Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) thinks he’s alone in his office in Jakarta, but freelance cameraman Billy Kwan (Linda Hunt) has his own key. Billy offers to help Hamilton to get an interview with the head of the read more]
The rapist label (2003)
In 1989 Laura Henkel was raped in South Africa. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Laura is additionally hurt that her son blames her for not identifying the man as a rapist and thus preventing the crime. Laura’s son, Michael is ... [read more]
Lessons on survival (1978)
Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on how to survive in the bush. She shows them different sorts of fruits and trees. [read more]
Doors closed and opening (2001)
Minnie Meredith (Angie Milliken) puts an end to Jack Senior’s (William McInnes) systematic abuse of their son David (Nick Russell). The father only escapes official retribution because the family doctor (John Arnold) was an officer in Meredith’s regiment. As that ... [read more]
About my mother (2003)
AJ Rochester is a feisty thirty something who describes the day she met her birth mother and how surprised she was to discover it was the attractive woman who ran the local pub. [read more]
Meet the players (1980)
This first episode of Sale of The Century opens with a voice-over showcasing the prizes on offer, including a Mercedes Benz and a yacht. Host Tony Barber bounds on to the stage in his grey suit to rapturous applause from ... [read more]
‘I want my mum’ (1995)
Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) arrives home with his new pig, causing great excitement among Fly’s litter of puppies. The little pig is indignant when Fly (voiced by Miriam Margolyes) calls him stupid. Fly takes pity on him and becomes a ... [read more]
I’m the master! (1995)
The genies (Rhys Muldoon) and Baz (Glenn Meldrum) show Penelope (Alexandra Milman) that she is not really in control of them despite being their master. She orders that her room be cleaned of 'its useless mess and rubbish’ and whoosh ... [read more]
The library (2004)
As Frankie (Claudia Karvan) shares a smoke with housemate Tom (Brendan Cowell), there is a knock on the door. Frankie remembers that she has arranged to go out for a drink with workmate George (Damon Herriman). Deciding that she is ... [read more]
Always on my mind (2006)
Football players lined up ready to train, it is night-time. Non-Indigenous player Brad Taaffe speaks of three generations of his family growing up with Aboriginal people. Brad’s wife is Aboriginal, and Taaffe talks about the absence of racism. Chris ‘Offo’ ... [read more]
‘My babies’ (2004)
Toma is both passionate about his eggplants and keen to show off his invention, an ingenious machine which helps with the picking. His wife works along side and afterwards it’s home to the barbie where both of them explain one ... [read more]
South African anarchy (2003)
Glory is a black South African mother who suffered from the wide spread urban violence in Johannesburg. A neighbour sexually assaulted her twin four-year-old daughters repeatedly over three weeks. The offender was released on bail and allowed back in the ... [read more]
My Aunty got taken away too (2011)
Daniel (Daniel Connors) is sitting with Linden (Christoper Edwards). Linden asks Daniel about his Aunt Cindy and says, ’my old aunty got taken away when she was little’. He goes on to tell Daniel how the old people used to ... [read more]
Burial (2001)
Voice-over narration tells us that it is here the dead were buried – right here. Images of ghost gums fill the screen. The narration emphasises through repetition that it is 'here’ the people were buried. The ghost gums they say ... [read more]
Crows (2001)
An elder describes how his father stumbled into the Coniston massacre. The man retells his father’s story of the events that triggered the massacre. A map of the area shows us the locations the elder is speaking about. Paintings of ... [read more]
Coming together (1994)
Thelma Martin, who has lived on the cattle property in the Northern Territory since 1958, hopes that the past can be put aside to build a better future for both black and white. [read more]
Separate camps (1994)
Harry, an Aboriginal stockman, says that Aboriginal lore dictates that black and white have separate camps. This even applies during muster. Thelma Martin, who has lived in the area since 1958, says that the older Aboriginals get along better with ... [read more]
You must be joking! (1998)
Julia’s new friend Eddie (John Brumpton) takes her down the road to buy her an ice cream. The lady serving calls Julia (Heather Rose) ‘poor little thing’ to Eddie and charges him $6, at which Julia types into her voice ... [read more]
Incidents of my flight (1928)
This clip features one complete side of a two-sided gramophone record. In 'Incidents of my flight’, pioneer aviator Bert Hinkler recounts key events in his record-breaking solo flight from England to Australia. [read more]
Country talent starts at 10 years old (1995)
Ten-year-old Chantelle Delaney has come from Toowoomba in Queensland to compete at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. [read more]
