We celebrate the 70th anniversary of Charles Kingsford Smith biopic 'Smithy' with a look at Billy Hughes' cameo in the film.
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On this World Radio Day 2016 we look at an Australian example of the lifesaving and community-building power of radio from the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria in 2009.
NFSA Film Curator Heather Gill looks at the legacy of short-film festival Tropfest.
Australia converted to decimal currency on 14 February 1966. As the jingle says 'Clink go the cents folks, clink, clink, clink. Changeover day is closer than you think.'
In the first edition of our new staff profile series, Sound Archivist Tamara Osicka talks about her career and handling important cultural items.
Curator Tamara Osicka on the secrets contained in the scrapbooks created by Johnny O'Keefe's mother Thelma.
The musical comedy Starstruck (1982) and its colourful, outrageous costumes were ahead of their time.
A new piece of information discovered has led to the identification of a rare 1911 Ned Kelly Gang film.
David Bowie appeared on The Don Lane Show's final episode in 1983. It was, in his own words, the first talk show he ever did, and you can watch it here.
Completing an internship at the NFSA led Emily George to an unexpected family connection to the radio collection.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.