Stories

Curator Nick Henderson spoke with musician Deborah Conway ahead of her performance at the NFSA on 18 March 2016.

Highlighting the achievements in media of nine Australians in the online Encyclopedia of Women Leaders.

Radio Archivist Maryanne Doyle speaks about her days in improvisational theatre, her time at Gorman House and what she loves about working with the NFSA radio collection.

We feature clips from a Q&A with actress Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda), plus more outtakes from Picnic at Hanging Rock, in our online collection.

David Donaldson, the inaugural Director of the Sydney Film Festival, shines a light on the career of South Australian-born Hollywood pioneer JP McGowan.

We celebrate the 70th anniversary of Charles Kingsford Smith biopic 'Smithy' with a look at Billy Hughes' cameo in the film.

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.

NFSA Film Curator Heather Gill looks at the legacy of short-film festival Tropfest.

Australia converted to decimal currency on 14 February 1966. As the jingle says 'Clink go the cents folks, clink, clink, clink. Changeover day is closer than you think.'

In the first edition of our new staff profile series, Sound Archivist Tamara Osicka talks about her career and handling important cultural items.