The disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt on 17 December 1967 remains one of Australia’s greatest mysteries.
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As part of our Newscaf series, we look back at a chilling crime that devastated Victorian police 30 years ago.
Amy Butterfield considers the wave of high-profile crimes in the 1960s that led commentators to proclaim that Australia had 'lost its innocence'.
Confession time: crime terrifies us, but when it’s entertainment, we can’t get enough. Now, the NFSA casts a magnifying glass over true crime and mysteries – the films, documentaries, news stories and podcasts that feed our collective fascination.
In 2008, Roller Derby Dolls documented the revival of roller derby in Brisbane. Over 15 years later, those who documented this thrilling return share their reflections on the experience.
NFSA curator Dean Cross spotlights three First Nations creatives who are keeping the fire burning.
On 1 July 1974, Australia embarked on a grand tour of the metric system, leaving behind the old imperial road markers.
It’s more than a matter of ‘I Will Survive’: the films, documentaries, newsreels and series in the NFSA collection remind us how the LGBTQIA+ community have challenged and changed Australian attitudes with dignity and an undefeatable dose of queer joy.
The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) houses an abundant collection of LGBTQIA+ stories, celebrating its creatives, champions, crusaders and allies.
As NFSA Restores celebrates its tenth year, outgoing Chief Curator Gayle Lake reflects on the complex alchemy of film preservation
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.