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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
Sep 2016
Film still from The Shiralee featuring Peter Finch.

Peter Finch

On the centenary of Oscar-winning actor Peter Finch’s birth, we publish highlights from his early radio career in Australia.

By Adam Blackshaw / 28 Sep 2016
Film
Radio

Dennis Cometti

An insight into Dennis Cometti's 40-year career in sports broadcasting.

By Adam Blackshaw / 27 Sep 2016
Oral History
Colin Friels as Malcolm demonstrates how his getaway car splits in two.

Malcolm

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the beloved Australian comedy Malcolm.

By Adam Blackshaw / 19 Sep 2016
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Posters
Aug 2016

Gaywaves Project

Radio Archivist Chris Arneil looks at the outcomes of our Gaywaves LGBTI radio preservation program.

By Chris Arneil / 19 Aug 2016
Radio
Sound
Mar 2016
Leonard Teale seated and looking back at camera over his right shoulder

Aussie Superman

Superman may be the most iconic of all American superheroes, but back in 1949, he was a true blue Aussie fighting the forces of evil on 2GB radio.

By Miguel Gonzalez / 21 Mar 2016
Radio
Sound

International Women's Day

Highlighting the achievements of nine Australian leaders for International Women's Day on 8 March.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 7 Mar 2016
Film
Oral History
Photographs
Radio
Television
Feb 2016
Anne Louise Lambert as Miranda, peering over a rock and looking into the distance in a scene from Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Return to Hanging Rock

Clips from a Q&A with actress Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda), plus more outtakes from our 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' online exhibition, '40 Years of Mystery'.

By Stephen Groenewegen / 22 Feb 2016
Film
Oral History
A destroyed property at Kinglake after the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009

Radio saves lives

On this World Radio Day 2016 we look at an Australian example of the lifesaving and community-building power of radio from the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria in 2009.

By Beth Taylor / 12 Feb 2016
Oral History
Photographs
Radio
Sound