NFSA | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

Explore Radio 100

Since it burst onto Australian airwaves a century ago, radio has shaped our identity and been the soundtrack to our lives.

Joseph Tawadros

Sounds of Australia 2023

Slip! Slop! Slap!, Howzat, I Am Australian and The Loved One all make the list of significant recordings.

Colourised image of a thylacine in a pen at Hobart Zoo

In the news

Tasmanian tiger in colour

View the extraordinary colourised footage from the NFSA collection of the last thylacine in captivity.

Close up of a video game joystick circa 1980s and the edge of a computer screen and keyboard.

Video games

Retro gaming

How have video games intersected with Australian popular culture since the 1970s?

NFSA Commissions

WINHANGANHA

The new film by acclaimed artist Jazz Money, comprised entirely of NFSA collection material.

A vintage film projector running a reel of film

Nostalgia

Gay social life in the 60s

See a snapshot of an underground scene through this unique collection of home movies.

A family of four - two boys, a girl and their dad, kneeling with their arms around each other and smiling at the camera. You can see part of a lighthouse in the background.

Popular

Golden age of 1990s kids' TV

TV writer Wendy Hanna revisits hit shows like Round the Twist and Ocean Girl.

The Fairlight sampling synthesizer showing keyboard and user display monitor.

Australian invention

The Fairlight sampler

Did you know the first digital synthesiser was invented by two Australians?

Five players from the Australian Women's Soccer team running side by side, they are smiling and look to be celebrating scoring a goal.

In the news

The rise of the Matildas

Discover how women's football has developed in Australia over a century.

Step Back in Time

Kylie Minogue: 50 fun facts

Test your Kylie knowledge.

'Our collection tells the story of the nation – our memories, our lives, our futures.'

Explore a wealth of stories

A young boy in a striped t-shirt crouched down in the grass next to a kangaroo, in a still from the TV show 'Skippy'.

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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo collection

'What’s that, Skip? You’ve been an Australian icon for how long?!'

The adventures of Sonny Hammond and Skippy the bush kangaroo in Waratah National Park in the late 1960s captured the country’s imagination and showcased Australia to the world.

This collection takes a fond look back at the original series of 91 episodes and spin-off movie Skippy and The Intruders (1969).

View 24 items in this curated collection

Object

Skippy tea set

A taxidermied angaroo illuminated by lime green light

TV parody

Skippy on Fast Forward

An advertising graphic of a coat of arms with a box of Skippy cornflakes at the centre, topped with a crown and flanked by two kangaroos

Skippy Corn Flakes TV ad

Three women sitting on a couch. One is looking sideways with an expression of annoyance at the other two women who are both looking straight ahead.

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Aussie web series collection

Sample some of the best Australian online originals.

Designed for online platforms, web series have been embraced by both emerging and established filmmakers as a vehicle for creative freedom and telling personal stories.

This collection features clips from live action and animated series covering a range of genres, subjects and tones, from sketch comedy to horror, action to adult animation. Pictured above: Halal Gurls.

View 21 items in this curated collection