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Australia Post – 200 Years (1988)

This is a short programme produced to mark Australia Post’s commemoration of the 26 January 1988 Australian Bicentennial. [read more]

First Australians – Episode 7, We Are No Longer Shadows (2008)

The seventh and final episode of First Australians covers the period 1967–93, focusing on the Torres Strait Islands and Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo’s fight for land rights. This period was, globally, a time of increased civil rights advocacy and political activism, ... [read more]

Balibo (2009)

Darwin, December 1975. Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia), a veteran Australian journalist, is approached by José Ramos-Horta (Oscar Isaac), the charismatic Secretary of Foreign Affairs for the government of East Timor. Ramos-Horta tells East that his fledgling republic, which has declared ... [read more]

Cheeky Dog (2006)

A documentary about a young Indigenous boy with muscular dystrophy and his fascination with dogs. Cheeky Dog is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series produced by Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) Productions. Nganampa Anwernekenhe means 'ours’ in the ... [read more]

Crackerjack (2002)

Jack Simpson (Mick Molloy), a loud-mouthed slob, discovers a talent for lawn bowls when he’s called on to justify his membership of an inner-city bowls club. He’s been using his three memberships for access to the club’s free carpark, but ... [read more]

National Treasures – Bradman’s Bats (2004)

Warren Brown pulls on the gloves and picks up the willow at the State Library of South Australia for his choice among the treasured Bradman bats on display in the Adelaide collection. [read more]

Australia Post – Post Office Spruce Up (1987)

This program, produced for in-house use aimed at individual post office managers, details the Australia Post ‘Spruce Up’ campaign. [read more]

Green Bush (2005)

A short film about an Indigenous radio DJ who struggles to keep his community functioning. Kenny (David Page) does the nightshift at a remote radio station, and must negotiate the nightly drama while still spinning the music. [read more]

Deadly Yarns 3 – Who Paintin’ Dis Wandjina? (2007)

Traditional owners from the Worora, Wunumbal and Ngarinyin, express offence at the culturally inappropriate use of a Wandjina image stencilled across the streetscape of Perth over 500 times by an anonymous graffiti artist. The film portrays both sides of the ... [read more]

Love’s Tragedies (1998)

The film follows Charles, a private investigator, on the job. He describes how he collects evidence of people in the act of being unfaithful and shares his feelings on the subject of adultery. Experts interviewed include sex therapist Bettina Arndt ... [read more]

Australia Prepared (c1916)

Australia Prepared highlights the country’s contributions to the First World War, beginning with the recruiting of soldiers after war is declared. Segments include: footage of troops training at Liverpool Camp, NSW; the manufacture of rifles and ammunition; shipbuilding at Cockatoo ... [read more]

McLeod’s Daughters – Welcome Home (2001)

After the death of her father Jack, Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) is trying to get on with running the family cattle station, Drover’s Run. But the business is in serious debt and the men on the station are not taking ... [read more]

Dancing Orpheus (1962)

A black-and-white nature program from the earliest years of ABC television featuring the unique lyrebird. [read more]

So Simple, So Hard … (1997)

The documentary traces the steps taken by four women to find a life partner. The women – an opera singer, a hairdresser, an artist and a Chinese Australian – seek suitable male partners through introduction agencies, a fortune teller and ... [read more]

Stolen Generations (2000)

A documentary using historical and interview footage to tell the story of three people removed as children from their families, who are now one of the many referred to as the Stolen Generations. The tapestry of life experiences is woven ... [read more]

Australian Rules (2002)

In an isolated South Australian fishing town, the only thing that connects two communities – the whites and the blacks – is football. Gary Black (Nathan Phillips) and Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) are an exception – teenage best friends from ... [read more]

Cinesound Varieties (1934)

This surviving 18-minute fragment is from an hour-long variety show directed by Ken G Hall and photographed by Frank Hurley for Cinesound in 1934. It contains a segment with Hamilton Webber and the State Orchestra illustrating the evolution of the ... [read more]

Cyclone Tracy (1974)

This is an excerpt from an ABC radio broadcast featuring Mike Hayes (1944–2003), a senior journalist with the ABC in Darwin. He gives a first-hand account of the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy, down a poor-quality telephone line, to ... [read more]

Fez Please (c1935)

A short silent documentary made by the Owen Brothers about Melbourne’s fast-disappearing cable trams. [read more]

Cadbury’s Crunchie – ‘Exciting Biting’ (1959)

This is a 30-second black-and-white television advertisement for Cadbury’s Crunchie chocolate bar . [read more]

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