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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

Oct 2015

Chaplins, goats and Bathing Beauties

Just another day at the races: Charlie Chaplin lookalikes and a Bathing Beauty competition from 1921.

By Beth Taylor / 27 Oct 2015

Film

100 Years of The Sentimental Bloke

Assistant Curator Jenny Gall spoke with CJ Dennis biographer Phil Butters, ahead of this week's centenary anniversary of the publication of The Sentimental Bloke.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 9 Oct 2015

Film

Lillian Roxon: Mother of Rock

Australian journalist Lillian Roxon was a pioneer when it came to giving rock music the serious attention it deserved.

By Beth Taylor / 6 Oct 2015

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