Digital clock radios became very popular in the 1970s, allowing users to wake up to the radio in the mornings rather than a loud intrusive alarm noise.

Community radio first went to air in the early 1970s and, by the 1980s, around 50 community radio stations were broadcasting across Australia.

The commercial FM radio revolution began with a new decade, EON FM, 2DAY FM and FOX FM all launching within a month of each other in 1980.

Broadcast from 1984 to 2016, Take 40 Australia was the country’s longest running music countdown show.

‘Slip! Slop! Slap! jingle’ was written for the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria (now Cancer Council Victoria) campaign to combat high rates of skin cancer in Australia.  

Following an agreement between Kerry Packer and the Australian Cricket Board in mid-1979, World Series Cricket players were once again able to be selected for the 'official' Australian cricket team

Following an agreement between Kerry Packer and the Australian Cricket Board in mid-1979, World Series Cricket players were once again able to be selected for the 'official' Australian cricket team

This ad features players from the popular West Indian cricket team and shows how valuable they were at the time in terms of entertainment and promotion of cricket in Australia.

It was a long summer for Australia against the West Indies in 1984-1985.

Having been outplayed for the season and trailing 3-0, both teams headed to Sydney for the fifth and final test.

Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Rodney Marsh are 3 of Australia's all-time great cricketers. Their careers spanned the 1970s and early 1980s.