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Oct 2020
Kylie Minogue is standing on a stage with a foot up on an amplifier in a power pose. There are dancers in front of her and two musicians on stage with her playing guitar.

Kylie's story

The ❤ Kylie: A Celebration Collection Story on Kylie Minogue is sure to have you Spinning Around!

By Beth Taylor / 16 Oct 2020
Film
Photographs
Sound
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
Jan 2019
An image of two posters side by side. One features a cartoon dog below a sign that says 'Vote 1 Dogs' and the other features a cartoon cat below the words 'Vote 1 Cats'.

Dogs vs Cats

This summer, the NFSA is celebrating our furry friends with our season of cool cat matinees and dog day afternoons!

By Mel Bondfield / 7 Jan 2019
Film
Photographs
Television
Aug 2018
Two men hold rifles and stand over a man sitting on the ground with a dog

Hail, Caesar! Canine Hollywood Hero

Meet the Australian star who worked opposite Clark Gable, Greta Garbo and the Marx Brothers in 1930s Hollywood – Caesar, the Alsatian dog from Belka, WA.

By Jeff Wray / 22 Aug 2018
Film
Photographs
Posters
May 2018
An illustration of Barry Humphries as both Les Patterson and Dame Edna Everage. They stand back to back. Les holds a gun with silencer. Edna holds a koala. Her hair is pink. She wears pink sparkly glasses.

Dame Edna through the ages

She's made generations of Aussies simultaneously laugh and cringe. It's the one and only Dame Edna Everage!

By Beth Taylor / 7 May 2018
Posters
Television
Sep 2017
A packed stadium of people witnessing the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. Matilda the huge mascot of the games is on the field along with lots of school children.

Reliving the 1980s

Our 100th curated collection is all about the 1980s, and it stars Charles and Diana, Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Edna Everage, David Attenborough, Linda Burney, Ken Done, Michael Hutchence and many, many more.

By Beth Taylor / 4 Sep 2017
Film
Photographs
Television
May 2016
Cropped section of poster for short film Buckeye and Pinto

Authentic B-grade

In association with the St Kilda Film Festival, the NFSA presents a comedy double bill of two short films from the late 1970s.

By Heather Gill / 18 May 2016
Film
Photographs
Posters
Film still of Helen Morse as Caddie looking at drawings of women's dress designs in a studio.

Caddie

The second part of our celebration of Caddie's 40th anniversary, focusing on the feminist legacy of the film.

By Adam Blackshaw / 5 May 2016
Documents
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Helen Morse and Jacki Weaver in a scene from the film Caddie.

Caddie turns 40

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Caddie, a breakthrough feature of the Australian film revival of the 1970s.

By Adam Blackshaw / 2 May 2016
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Posters
Apr 2016
Cropped section of poster from Crocodile Dundee showing Paul Hogan smiling

Selling Crocodile Dundee

Crocodile Dundee was a huge international hit. How was it marketed in different countries?

By Beth Taylor / 21 Apr 2016
Film
Photographs
Posters