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Jan 2019
Popstar and TV personality Jimmy Hannan walking down the aisle at the Sydney Stadium with a crowd of people around him.

Jimmy Hannan: a winning smile

Vale Jimmy Hannan, who passed away on 7 January 2019, at the age of 84. We celebrate his life and work, and acknowledge his kind donation to the NFSA.

By Beth Taylor / 8 Jan 2019
Photographs
Sound
Television
Aug 2018
Actor Heath Ledger striking a dramatic pose with his arms out, one leg up in the air and his mouth open wide and eyes shut. He is in a yellow kitchen.

Heath Ledger exhibition

Audiences are about to discover the man behind the camera in the NFSA’s new exhibition Heath Ledger: A Life in Pictures.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 7 Aug 2018
Film
Jun 2017
Bronwyn Barnett smiling sitting behind a desk with VHS tapes on it

Staff Profile: Bronwyn Barnett

Television Archivist Bronwyn Barnett discusses her career in television.

By Anna Yates / 27 Jun 2017
Oral History
Television
Apr 2017
Tasha James standing in front of a colourful wall and wearing shirt bearing the Aboriginal flag

Staff Profile: Tasha James

Tasha James, Indigenous Connections Manager at the NFSA, discusses her lifelong interest in archival collections.

By Anna Yates / 28 Apr 2017
Oral History
Mar 2017
Beth Taylor standing in front of her exhibition of 1000 photos on the topic of 'home'

Staff Profile: Beth Taylor

Meet Beth Taylor, Online Content Producer at the NFSA, whose artistic endeavours include filmmaking, art installations, sculpture, writing and photography.

By Anna Yates / 29 Mar 2017
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Television
Dec 2016

2016 at the NFSA

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2016?

By Adam Blackshaw / 23 Dec 2016
Documents
Film
Object
Oral History
Photographs
Radio
Sound
Television

Prisoner

We take you back to Wentworth Detention Centre to celebrate 30 years since the final episode of the iconic Aussie soap.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 12 Dec 2016
Television
Nov 2016

TV discoveries

As part of the NFSA's celebrations of 60 years of Australian television, enjoy rare clips of The Bee Gees, Johnny O'Keefe and Frank Thring.

By Helen Tully / 15 Nov 2016
Television
Karen Hewitt at her desk working at the NFSA

Staff Profile: Karen Hewitt

Kylie, Jason, Bananarama. These are only some of the people that our Audio Services Preservation Officer and Assistant Curator worked with before joining the NFSA.

By Adam Blackshaw / 10 Nov 2016
Sound
Oct 2016

Staff Profile: Annie Breslin

Sound designer, yoga teacher, film preserver, florist, foley artist, animal voice-over artist: the talents of our Senior Curatorial Officer Annie Breslin are many!

By Sophie Barbera / 4 Oct 2016
Sound