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Australia Daze

19 Jan 2021

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A surfer in Sydney Harbour with 18th century tall ships and sail boats on the water for the 1988 Bicentenary

Making Australia Daze

Director Pat Fiske shares how the landmark documentary came together.

By Pat Fiske / 21 Jan 2021

An eagle flies over the outline of a city over a coastal landscape in a scene from a Virtual Reality experience

2020 at the NFSA

What we collected in 2020 – including items about the bushfires and COVID-19.

By Mel Bondfield / 30 Dec 2020

A 3D rendering of an extinct thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger

Top Content 2020

What was the most popular content on our website this year?

By Mel Bondfield / 17 Dec 2020

List of articles

May 2011

Franklyn Barrett in Queensland

Franklyn Barrett toured Queensland in 1925 with the screening of Cecil B De Mille's, 'The Ten Commandments' (1923) - accompanied by 11 tonnes of scenery, costumes, dancing girls, live orchestra, explosives and more.

By Jeannette Delamoir / 23 May 2011

Film

Vale Bill Hunter

Paul Byrnes marks the death of iconic Australian film and television actor Bill Hunter, who will be remembered with affection by audiences and peers.

By Paul Byrnes / 19 May 2011

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