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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
Archie Roach stands at a microphone singing. He is holding his arms outstretched.

Archie Roach interview

Clips from an exclusive interview with musician Archie Roach where he talks about family and music as a healer.

By Beth Taylor / 5 Nov 2019
Film
Sound
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
Mar 2019
A partly colourised photo of a nautical-themed float in a 1930s street parade. On the float a woman dressed in white sits on a large-scale model of a sea creature.

Australia in Colour

The NFSA provided nearly three-quarters of the footage used in the groundbreaking four-part series Australia in Colour.

Film
Television
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
Nov 2018
Jack O'Hagan standing beside a statue of the dog on the tuckerbox in Gundagai.

The Songs of Jack O'Hagan

This week marks 120 years since the birth of Australian singer-songwriter Jack O'Hagan, who wrote over 600 songs including 'Along The Road To Gundagai' and 'Our Don Bradman'.

By Nick Henderson / 26 Nov 2018
Film
Sound
Aug 2018
Close-up of 1950s turntable for vinyl records

SBS Vinyl Collection

The NFSA is now the custodian of more than 20,000 vinyl long play records from the SBS 3EA Melbourne and SBS Sydney 2EA radio collections.

By Thorsten Kaeding / 20 Aug 2018
Radio
Sound
Jun 2018
The five band members of Cold Chisel standing in a row on a pier with water in front and behind them.

Celebrating Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel are the quintessential Aussie band who wrote the soundtrack for a generation.

By Mel Bondfield / 12 Jun 2018
Sound
May 2018
Singer Jimmy Barnes pictured from the chest up, in a black t-shirt and sitting in front of a mixing deck in a recording studio.

Barnesy: Rock Icon

We're shining a light on the phenomenal career of Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes.

By Mel Bondfield / 28 May 2018
Sound
Mar 2018
Singer Jeff St John in a recording studio, seated in a wheelchair, wearing headphones and singing with eyes closed into a microphone.

Vale Jeff St John

We pay tribute to one of Australia’s greatest rock voices.

By Thorsten Kaeding / 9 Mar 2018
Sound