Stories

The lucky discovery of rare footage of Australian rock band the Easybeats delivered a performance treasure.

This second drop dives deeper into the undercurrents of 1984: a year when Australian music unsettled, seduced and provoked.

Videotape Specialist Richard Vorobieff looks at one the earliest home video recorders – and finds some rare gems.

In 2024, Australian radio lost one of its greats – Ron E Sparks, whose voice and charisma left an indelible mark on Sydney’s airwaves.

Australia’s first foray into the police procedural was a game-changer for the domestic television industry. First broadcast in 1964, 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of Homicide.

In 1984, Prime Minister Bob Hawke officially opened the National Film and Sound Archive’s new headquarters in Canberra. Fast forward 40 years, and the echoes of 1984 still reverberate.

One of the films that has long been on the NFSA’s Most Wanted list has been found. Captain Thunderbolt, directed by Cecil Holmes in 1951, is a classic Australian tale of the rebel as hero.

We explore some key examples from our Sounds of Australia capsule, the NFSA’s annual selection of iconic audio moments, honouring recordings that have resonated deeply with communities and audiences across the country.

Vivian Bullwinkel, one of Australia’s most decorated Army nurses, was the first Australian nurse and individual woman in defence service to be honoured with a scuplture in the foyer of the Australian War Memorial.