Couldn't Be Fairer: 'The Aboriginal problem' (1984)
1984
Couldn't Be Fairer: 'The Aboriginal problem' (1984)
1984
- NFSA IDAYEGEKY0
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormDocumentary
- Duration50 mins
- GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject
- Year1984
Talking head newscast discussing the 'Aboriginal problem’. In this instance, Lang Hancock offers sterilisation as a solution to 'the problem’.
Talking head newscast discussing the 'Aboriginal problem’. In this instance, Lang Hancock offers sterilisation as a solution to 'the problem’.
- NFSA IDAYEGEKY0
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormDocumentary
- Duration50 mins
- GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject
- Year1984
- ProducerDennis O'RourkeDirectorDennis O'RourkeWritten byMick MillerProduction CompanyO'Rourke and Associates
by Romaine Moreton
The news and interview footage in this clip is from a relatively recent time in Australian history. The openness with which sterilisation is proposed as a solution to the 'Aboriginal problem’ frames the way in which the Australian public felt justified in having such discussions publicly.
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