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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
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-08/National%20Science%20Week%202023%20LT%20B_fire%20ant%201.jpg

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.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-08/Kids-TV-1990s_Latest-B.jpg

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

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Subject

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Jun 2023

A First Nations man playing guitar on stage with a rock band.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/Wrong%20Side%20of%20the%20Road%20hero%203.jpg
Wrong Side of the Road interviews
Wrong Side of the Road: Interviews with Cast and Crew

Interviews with cast and crew members and musicians featured in Wrong Side of the Road (1981).

BY
 Brenda Gifford
30 June 2023
Film
Oral History

Jun 2023

A First Nations man pictured from the waist up with his hands out in front of him. His hands are covered in red pain and he is looking directly at the camera. He is pictured against a dark background.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/NAIDOC-2_Spear_1463770_028.jpg
NAIDOC Week 2023 at the NFSA
NAIDOC Week 2023 at the NFSA and online: Ngara – Buwindja – Nangamai

Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2023 wherever you are located with Ngara, Buwindja, Nangamai – the NFSA's program of online and in-person events.

23 June 2023
Film
Television

Jun 2023

A First Nations man and woman sit together on a beach looking at each other and smiling in a scene from Mabo.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/NFSA-player_Mabo_1062165.jpg
Nangamai (Dream)
Nangamai (Dream): First Nations stories online

The NFSA is proud to present Nangamai ('Dream' in Dharawal language), a collection of online First Nations content.

23 June 2023
Film
Sound
Television

Jun 2023

A young woman in body paint doing a dance pose outdoors.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/0173_NAIDOC_TVOD_LandingPage_Vid1_Still2.jpg
The Buwindja Collection
The Buwindja Collection on NFSA Player

The Buwindja Collection, now available to stream on NFSA Player, celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander trailblazers, icons and dreamers.

21 June 2023
Film
Television

Jun 2023

A girl sits in a field of bluebells reading a book with her back to the camera
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July at Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema Program at NFSA for July 2023

This July we mark NAIDOC Week with a powerful line-up of films, plus we celebrate Jane Campion with a career retrospective.

BY
 Katie Maling
21 June 2023
Film

May 2023

A teenage First Nations girl standing on an outback dirt road holding a camera and looking into the distance.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-05/Sweet-As-2.jpg
Be a Voice for Generations
National Reconciliation Week at the NFSA and online: Be a Voice for Generations

'Be a Voice for Generations' and celebrate National Reconciliation Week wherever you are located, with these online offerings from our collection.

26 May 2023
Film
Sound
Television

May 2023

Shelves filled with stacks of film canisters in a vault at the NFSA
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-10/16mm%20film%20canisters%20vaults%20shelving%20preservation.jpg
Racist Material in Archival Collections
Nathan Sentance on Racism in Archival Collections

Guest First Nations writer Nathan Sentance offers suggestions about how historical collecting institutions can provide access to racist collection material without causing harm.

BY
 Nathan Sentance
24 May 2023
Film

May 2023

Parliament House in Canberra
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Apology to the Stolen Generations
Newscaf: Apology to the Stolen Generations

The prime minister apologised to Australia's First Nations peoples on 13 February 2008. We revisit the apology through footage from the NFSA News and Current Affairs Program.

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
24 May 2023
Television

May 2023

An overhead shot of Flinders St Station and Flinders Street in Melbourne in the early 20th Century
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-05/Time-Capsule-hero_Flinders-St-Station_Vic-Library.jpg
Capital city time capsules
Capital city time capsules

These curated collections of vintage videos bring Australia's capital cities to life.

BY
 Stephen Groenewegen
19 May 2023
Film

May 2023

Four teenagers walking along a road in the outback.
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-05/NRW_Sweet-As-poster1.jpg
June at Arc Cinema
Arc Cinema Program at NFSA for June 2023

This June at Arc Cinema we are marking National Reconciliation Week.

BY
 Katie Maling
18 May 2023
Film

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