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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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Aug 2023

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
Deep Dive: You Can Go Now – In conversation with Richard Bell

Watch a conversation with First Nations artist Richard Bell at the NFSA in January 2023.

BY
 Katie Maling
24 August 2023
Film

Aug 2023

A mix of white and First Nations people dressed in 1950s clothes dancing together.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-08/Still-4_The-Coolbaroo-Club_Dancing_NFSA-Restores_1600x775.jpg
NFSA Restores: The Coolbaroo Club
NFSA Restores: The Coolbaroo Club

Stephen Kinnane tells the story behind the human rights award-winning documentary about the Coolbaroo League.

BY
 Stephen Kinnane
18 August 2023
Film

Aug 2023

A close-up of a sample slide placed under a microscope in a laboratory
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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

A family of four - two boys, a girl and their dad, kneeling with their arms around each other and smiling at the camera. You can see part of a lighthouse in the background.
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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

Five players from the Australian Women's Soccer team running side by side, they are smiling and look to be celebrating scoring a goal.
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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

A man leaning over and looking into a movie camera
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Giorgio Mangiamele Restorations
Giorgio Mangiamele: landmark films restored by the NFSA

The NFSA has restored four landmark films by Italian-Australian filmmaker Giorgio Mangiamele – Il Contratto (1953), The Spag (1962), Ninety Nine Per Cent (1963) and Clay (1965).

BY
 Graham Shirley
14 July 2023
Film

Jul 2023

A distant figure walks across a sandflat at sunset.
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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

Jul 2023

A black-and-white photo dating from the early 20th century of an Indigenous woman holding a baby.
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Lousy Little Sixpence
NFSA Restores: Lousy Little Sixpence – Alec Morgan Interview

The NFSA has completed a digital restoration of the groundbreaking documentary Lousy Little Sixpence (1983). Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd talks with director Alec Morgan.

BY
 Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd
4 July 2023
Film

Jul 2023

Production still from 'Spear' showing young Aboriginal men doing a traditional dance
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Spear
Spear: Hunter Page-Lochard interview

The NFSA's Jemma Walsh speaks with actor and dancer Hunter Page-Lochard about his starring role in the film 'Spear'.

BY
 Jemma Walsh
3 July 2023
Film
Posters

Jun 2023

A First Nations man wearing a checked shirt and playing guitar on stage with a rock band in front of an Aboriginal flag.
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Wrong Side of the Road Reunion
Wrong Side of the Road: Gathering and Digital Restoration

The NFSA organised a special Wrong Side of the Road (1981) reunion for cast and crew at the premiere of the film's digital restoration at the Sydney Film Festival in 2013.

BY
 Peter White
30 June 2023
Film

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