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Article

Tune into Radio 100

30 November 2023
VIEW
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Interview with a Radio 100 curator

Amy Butterfield shares the challenges and surprising discoveries of curating for Radio 100.
Amy Butterfield  / 
23 November 2023
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Radio 100: Spirits in the Material World

When radio took off 100 years ago so did the belief that airwaves offered a chance to commune with spirits.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas  / 
23 November 2023
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New waves: The birth of radio in Australia

A look at the early days of radio, from crystal sets to first broadcasts and advertisements.
23 November 2023

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Nov 2023

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Tune into Radio 100
Tune into Radio 100

Across 100 days, the NFSA is celebrating 100 years of Australian radio with an online exhibition featuring a range of digital and audio stories that take you through the medium’s extraordinary evolution.

29 November 2023
Sound

Nov 2023

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Nine Essential Moments in Early Radio
Nine Essential Moments in Early Radio

Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley outlines nine essential moments to know from the early years of Australian radio, 1923 to 1935.

22 November 2023
Radio
Sound

Oct 2023

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Media Literacy
Media literacy: definitions, histories and practices

Guest writer Professor Michael Dezuanni discusses the importance of media literacy in the digital age.

BY
 Michael Dezuanni
19 October 2023
Documents
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Radio
Sound
Television

Aug 2023

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Science and Innovation
National Science Week at the NFSA and online: Exploring Innovation

Celebrate National Science Week wherever you are located, with these online offerings from our collection.

BY
 Stephen Groenewegen
14 August 2023
Television

Aug 2023

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1990s TV Shows for Tweens
The Golden Age of 1990s Australian TV Shows for Tweens

Screenwriter Wendy Hanna looks back on the boom in live action science-fiction and fantasy television created for Australian tween audiences during the 1990s.

BY
 Wendy Hanna
9 August 2023
Television

Jul 2023

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Women's Football in Australia
Women's Football in Australia: The Rise of the Matildas

We look at how women’s football has developed in Australia over the past century.

BY
 Mel Bondfield
27 July 2023
Film
Television

Jul 2023

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Indigenous Filmmaking: A Short History
A Short History of First Nations Filmmaking in Australia

Within a generation, First Nations filmmakers have become a vibrant presence in the centre of filmmaking in Australia.

BY
 Liz McNiven
12 July 2023
Film
Television

Jun 2023

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NAIDOC Week 2023 at the NFSA
NAIDOC Week 2023 at the NFSA and online: Ngara – Buwindja – Nangamai

Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2023 wherever you are located with Ngara, Buwindja, Nangamai – the NFSA's program of online and in-person events.

23 June 2023
Film
Television

Jun 2023

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Nangamai (Dream)
Nangamai (Dream): First Nations stories online

The NFSA is proud to present Nangamai ('Dream' in Dharawal language), a collection of online First Nations content.

23 June 2023
Film
Sound
Television

Jun 2023

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The Buwindja Collection
The Buwindja Collection on NFSA Player

The Buwindja Collection, now available to stream on NFSA Player, celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trailblazers, icons and dreamers.

21 June 2023
Film
Television

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Radio 100
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Radio 100
Tune into Radio 100
Celebrating 100 years in 100 days.
The 5 male members of 1970s rock band Sherbet performing on stage: a lead guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer and keyboards player with lead singer Daryl Braithwaite
Iconic recordings
Sounds of Australia
Who made the list in 2023?
Detail from the poster for the film WINHANGANHA showing an archival photo of two First Nations men wearing collared shirts and bush hats. The edges of the black-and-white photo is curled up as if on fire, and the collage also features fire and the red, yellow and black colours of the Aboriginal flag
NFSA Commissions
WINHANGANHA
A new film by Jazz Money and the NFSA.
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Popular
Golden age of 1990s kids' TV
Round the Twist and more.
The Fairlight sampling synthesizer showing keyboard and user display monitor.
Australian invention
The Fairlight sampler
The first digital synthesiser and sampler.
Brisbane in early morning with the sun shining on city buildings and the Brisbane River
Nostalgia
Capital city time capsules
Australia through the decades.
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In the news
Women's football
The rise of the Matildas.
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Step Back in Time
Kylie Minogue: 50 fun facts
Test your Kylie knowledge.

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