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A mix of white and First Nations people dressed in 1950s clothes dancing together.
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Article

NFSA Restores: The Coolbaroo Club

18 August 2023
VIEW
Artist Richard Bell seated in his studio in front of one of his works: a coloured Indigenous map of Australia with the words PAYE THE RENT across it
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Deep Dive: You Can Go Now

Watch a filmed conversation with First Nations artist Richard Bell at the NFSA.
24 August 2023
A fire ant seen at close quarters on a branch
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Science and Innovation

Science Week stories about spray-on skin, conservation, biosecurity, drones and more.
14 August 2023
Three white children, two boys and a girl, laughing and smiling together on a boat at sea. The youngest boy and girl are wearing colourful jumpers while the older boy wears a denim jacket.
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1990s TV shows for tweens

Remember the boom in Australian science-fiction and fantasy TV for kids in the 1990s?
Wendy Hanna  / 
9 August 2023

Category

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Subject

  • Australian film
  • 1970s
  • preservation
  • 1960s
  • 1980s
  • Australian television
  • 1930s
  • obituaries
  • 1950s
  • television
  • Canberra
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  • events
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  • (-) Australian cinema

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May 2023

Three band members from Regurgitator comically pushing and shoving each other.
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Deep Dive: Unit by Regurgitator
Deep Dive: Unit by Regurgitator, A Classic Australian Album

Watch an in-depth conversation and Q&A with the legendary Australian band Regurgitator at the NFSA in October 2022. They delve into the creation of the Classic Australian Album, Unit (1997).

BY
 Katie Maling
5 May 2023
Sound

Nov 2022

Close up a man's eyes peering out of a Ned Kelly helmet
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Ned Kelly on Film
Ned Kelly in Australian Cinema, 1906 to 2019

Dating back to our first feature film, we explore Australian cinema's enduring fascination with our most infamous bushranger.

BY
 Johnny Milner
24 November 2022
Film

Oct 2022

Vinyl records
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Classic Australian Albums
Classic Australian Albums

Join legendary Australian musicians in person for a celebration of their band and the album that defined them.

6 October 2022
Sound

Aug 2022

Archie Roach rests against an old car seat in a studio with his guitar resting nearby.
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Archie Roach: Hall of Fame
Archie Roach - Amazing facts

In 2020, Archie Roach (1956–2022) was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Here are 10 amazing facts about the singer-songwriter.

BY
 Beth Taylor
1 August 2022
Sound

Aug 2022

Archie Roach stands at a microphone singing. He is holding his arms outstretched.
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Archie Roach interview
Archie Roach exclusive 2019 interview

Clips from an exclusive interview with musician Archie Roach in 2019 where he talks about family and music as a healer.

BY
 Beth Taylor
1 August 2022
Film
Sound

May 2022

Film critic and author David Stratton seated on a sofa looking directly at the camera.
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Deep Dive: David Stratton – My Favourite Movies
Deep Dive: David Stratton – My Favourite Movies

Listen to David Stratton in conversation at the NFSA with Alex Sloan about his new book, My Favourite Movies, in February 2022.

BY
 Travis Green
3 May 2022
Film
Sound

Jan 2022

Family shot of a middle-aged man and woman embracing a young man
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Deep Dive: Lion and Lioness
Deep Dive: Lion and Lioness – Q&A with Sue and Saroo Brierley

Listen to Alex Sloan in conversation at the NFSA with Sue and Saroo Brierley. They talk about how Saroo's life became the film Lion and also Sue's book Lioness, a prequel of sorts to her son's story.

BY
 Travis Green
14 January 2022
Film
Sound

Aug 2021

Peter Finch sitting on the ground holding his hat talking to a child
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The Shiralee: rare colour footage
The Shiralee (1957): rare colour home movie footage

We share a recently discovered colour home movie of NSW location shooting for the classic Australian film 'The Shiralee' (1957), starring Peter Finch.

BY
 Jeff Wray
16 August 2021
Film

Jun 2021

Jack Thompson and Donald Pleasence mock-brawling in the dusty outback while Gary Bond walks towards them
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Looking back at Wake in Fright
The Enduring Themes of Wake in Fright

Author, columnist and film and TV critic Luke Buckmaster examines the enduring themes of Wake in Fright, first released in 1971.

BY
 Luke Buckmaster
30 June 2021
Film

Mar 2021

Technician handles film in a lab
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Corrick Collection: Photochemical Restoration
Corrick Collection: Photochemical Restoration

The story behind the photochemical restoration of the Corrick Collection.

BY
 Sally Jackson
5 March 2021
Film
Object

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