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Dec 2019
Musician Elton John sitting at a piano and singing into a microphone. He is wearing a black and red suit and dark glasses.

Elton John in Australia

To celebrate Sir Elton John's farewell tour, we've found some rare press conferences and interviews from previous visits to Australia in 1974, 1984 and 1988.

By Mel Bondfield / 3 Dec 2019
Television
Nov 2019
Album cover for mental As Anything's record 'Get Wet' with a hyper saturated colour photo of the band members.

Get Wet

In November 1979, Australian band Mental As Anything released their debut album 'Get Wet' and launched a long career.

By Sean O'Brien / 27 Nov 2019
Oral History
Posters
Sound
Television
Sep 2019
A man and a woman wearing dark sunglasses, black clothes and carrying guns.

The Matrix is 20

The NFSA is celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Matrix with a special screening and Q&A with Executive Producer Andrew Mason.

By Tara Marynowsky / 10 Sep 2019
Film
Television

The Evil Touch

Join us in Canberra on 6 September for a special screening of two episodes of The Evil Touch, a 1970s Australian-US horror-suspense anthology series.

By Simon Smith / 4 Sep 2019
Television
Aug 2019
Simon Townsend's Wonder World Reporters from 1979, from left to right: Sandy Mauger, Jono Coleman, Simon Townsend, Angela Catterns and Adam Bowen. Front is Woodrow the Bloodhound

40 Years of Wonder World!

Celebrating 40 years of Simon Townsend's Wonder World! The show that changed the face of children's television in Australia.

By Mel Bondfield / 30 Aug 2019
Television
Head from a bear costume inside a conservation box

Fredd Bear Costume

Fredd Bear, the much-loved children’s television character from the late 1960s and early 70s, has arrived at the NFSA.

By Bronwyn Barnett / 20 Aug 2019
Television
John Farnham sitting on stage in front of an audience, looking back over his right shoulder at the camer.

John Farnham's Early Years

Before he was 'Whispering Jack', John Farnham was a teen idol named Johnny who was crowned 'King of Pop' five times.

By Mel Bondfield / 16 Aug 2019
Sound
Television
Jul 2019

NAIDOC Week: M Yunupingu

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that the following article contains the names, images and voices of deceased persons.

By Adam Blackshaw / 8 Jul 2019
Television
Jun 2019
Art Deco NFSA building from front view, with blue sky in the background and flags flying atop of the building

20 Years: NFSA Annexe Opening

On 21 June 1999, Prime Minister John Howard opened a major extension to the NFSA building.

By Adam Blackshaw / 17 Jun 2019
Television
May 2019
The beach front at Cannes with red flags in the foreground

Bill Collins at Cannes

As the 2019 Cannes Film Festival opens, we look back at how 'Mr Movies' Bill Collins reported on Cannes for a 1976 TV special.

By Tara Marynowsky / 14 May 2019
Television