Fifty years on from the events of 11 November 1975, Johnny Milner revisits the day Gough Whitlam was dismissed as Prime Minister, and the recordings that captured a defining moment in Australian political history.

Behind every safer site and shorter shift lies a story of protest, persistence and the people who changed how Australia works.

On 15 October 1970,

This groovy shout-out from 1977 is for 5DN, Adelaide’s longest-running radio station.

The Mystical Rose

From beloved family companions to cheeky physical comedians, these canines, pooches and pups have left a pawsitive impression on the Aussie TV screen. 

Fifty years after it debuted in cinemas, The Rocky Horror Picture Show still pulses with the same energy, testament to both the wild, loud powerhouses behind its genius, and the rituals that have become folded into the film’s very being.

A one-sheet poster for the film release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975).

Introducing the

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) – one of the masterworks of Australian cinema – we talked to director Peter Weir about the film’s mesmerising outtakes, which are held in the NFSA collection.