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A mix of white and First Nations people dressed in 1950s clothes dancing together.
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Article

NFSA Restores: The Coolbaroo Club

18 August 2023
VIEW
Artist Richard Bell seated in his studio in front of one of his works: a coloured Indigenous map of Australia with the words PAYE THE RENT across it
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Deep Dive: You Can Go Now

Watch a filmed conversation with First Nations artist Richard Bell at the NFSA.
24 August 2023
A fire ant seen at close quarters on a branch
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Science and Innovation

Science Week stories about spray-on skin, conservation, biosecurity, drones and more.
14 August 2023
Three white children, two boys and a girl, laughing and smiling together on a boat at sea. The youngest boy and girl are wearing colourful jumpers while the older boy wears a denim jacket.
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1990s TV shows for tweens

Remember the boom in Australian science-fiction and fantasy TV for kids in the 1990s?
Wendy Hanna  / 
9 August 2023

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  • 2010s
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  • 1930s
  • Australians & Hollywood
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  • (-) 2020

Dec 2020

Kylie Minogue on stage in a pink showgirl costume singing into a microphone.
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Top Content 2020
NFSA's Top Content for 2020

What was the most popular content on our website in 2020?

BY
 Mel Bondfield
17 December 2020
Film
Photographs
Sound
Television

Dec 2020

Still frame from virtual reality production Whadjuk showing Aboriginal men in the water and a ship on the horizon
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2020 at the NFSA
NFSA Acquisition Highlights of 2020

View and listen to highlights of what we collected in 2020, including an emotional eyewitness account of the Victorian bushfires and exclusive interviews on the impact of COVID-19.

BY
 Mel Bondfield
16 December 2020
Documents
Film
Object
Oral History
Radio
Sound
Television

Dec 2020

Jacki Weaver and the cast of the film Animal Kingdom laughing together on set
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Deep Dive: Blue-Tongue Films
Deep Dive: Blue-Tongue Films Q&A with Nash Edgerton and David Michôd

In October 2020, the NFSA presented an online screening of shorts from Blue-Tongue Films and a Q&A with two of the collective’s principal creatives, Nash Edgerton and David Michôd.

BY
 Johnny Milner
9 December 2020
Film

Dec 2020

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Vale Hugh Keays-Byrne
Vale Hugh Keays-Byrne

A tribute to actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, who has passed away at age 73.

BY
 Heather Gill
4 December 2020
Film
Oral History
Photographs

Nov 2020

Two women standing in front of a building site. One woman is slightly older and is holding a camera.
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Laura Gordon Interview
Interview with Laura Gordon, star of Undertow

Curator Jenny Gall talks with Laura Gordon about starring in the film Undertow, for which she's been nominated for Best Actress at the 2020 AACTA Awards.

BY
 Jenny Gall
27 November 2020
Film

Nov 2020

An indigenous man in traditional feathered costume holding a large shell with the ocean in the background.
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Carriberrie 360° Experience
Carriberrie 360° Experience: Online Interactive

Carriberrie is a 360° online experience celebrating Indigenous song and dance.

BY
 Stephen Groenewegen
9 November 2020
Film

Nov 2020

Eddie Mabo at the Queensland Supreme Court
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Deep Dive: Mabo and Trevor Graham
Deep Dive: Trevor Graham and Mabo: Life of an Island Man

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, this month’s Deep Dive looks at Mabo: Life of an Island Man (1997) and features a yarn with Indigenous Connections Manager Tasha James and the film's director, Trevor Graham.

BY
 Johnny Milner
6 November 2020
Film

Oct 2020

Phar Lap being ridden by jockey Jim Pike just after winning the 1930 Melbourne Cup race
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Phar Lap's Greatest Victory
Phar Lap Wins the 1930 Melbourne Cup

On the 90th anniversary of Phar Lap’s famous 1930 Melbourne Cup victory, we revisit the surviving footage to discover a new multi-camera race ending.

BY
 Simon Smith
30 October 2020
Film

Oct 2020

Photo of Dawn Swane in Cinderella, circa 1950s
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Dawn Swane
Dawn Swane's home movies

Discover a unique collection of home movies by make-up artist and dancer Dawn Swane, including never-before-seen footage of The Beatles.

BY
 Tara Marynowsky
29 October 2020
Documents
Film
Photographs
Television

Oct 2020

A nurse holding a syringe screams as she is menaced by a werewolf
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Horror in Australian Cinema
A Survey of Australian Horror Films from the 1970s to Saw and The Babadook

A brief survey of Australian horror films from the outback thrillers of the 1970s to the work of the influential creators of Saw and The Babadook.

BY
 Richard Kuipers
26 October 2020
Film

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