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A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial...

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

An exploration into the early history of Australian herding

This documentary explores the life and times of Russell Dean Willey, a neo-Nazi supergrass, in order to explain the presence of Jack Van Tongeren's...

For the Honour of Australia is a 1916 film composed of footage from two 1915 Australian silent films, For Australia and How We Beat the Emden, plus...

WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is...

Beth Tyson is murdered in her mansion. Chief Inspector Fields, Inspector Bramell and Detective Philbert present three different versions of this...

A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various...

From the life and criminal career of bushranger Dan Morgan, leading up to his violent death at the hands of police.

A compelling portrait of an extraordinary figure, Aboriginal WWI soldier Douglas Grant, featuring acclaimed Indigenous actor Balang Tom...

Julie Peters is a legend in the trans community in Australia. She was the first person to transition at the ABC, at a time when there were no role...

This remarkable documentary tells the story of Professor Jenny Hocking, the historian who took on the Australian Government and HM Queen Elizabeth II...

Australia was colonized in the late 1700s. Pemulwuy, a man of the Bidjigal tribes — from the region that is today modern-day Sydney — led...

The Ripple Effect is a powerful documentary primarily centred around St Kilda legend and proud Noongar Nicky Winmar's generation-defining stand...

An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades...

Jazmin Theodora, 83 is A Nimbin Local Legend and Tarot reader. Jazmin uses her physic abilities to get people in touch with who they are. Her story...

Sydney in Time is a rich and powerful story that charts the evolution of Sydney from its early years as a colonial outpost through to its emergence...

The True Believers is a 1988 Australian mini series which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War Two up to the...

In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and...

First Australians is an Australian historical documentary series produced by Blackfella Films over the course of six years, and first aired in...

Bastard Boys is an Australian television miniseries broadcast on the ABC in 2007. It tells the story of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute. The...

The true story of the brutal World War II military campaign fought between Australia and Japan in the green hell of the mountains of Papua New...

An Australian educational comedy television series based on the American series (and earlier web series) of the same name. In each episode, an...

Australia: The Story of Us is an extraordinary journey through the people, places and events that have shaped Australia, from the first footprints on...

Presented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international...