The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first polyphonic digital sampling synthesizer, invented in 1979 by Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, based on a dual-6800 microprocessor created

'Cattle and Cane' is a signature song by The Go-Betweens, one of the most critically acclaimed Australian bands of the 1980s.

'Great Southern Land' is one of the most enduring popular songs from the early 1980s about the nature of Australia.

While 'I Still Call Australia Home' reached only No. 72 on the charts when it was first released, it has become firmly cemented in the national consciousness.

Every March from 1985 to 1992 thousands flocked to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin to witness one of the more spectacular events on the Canberra Festival program, the Capital 7 Birdman Rally.

Canberra's Birdman Rally attracted all kinds of entrants. Some entered for a lark, while others were much more serious. 

Still from the 1985-1987 drama series The Henderson Kids, featuring Kylie Minogue as Char, and Bradley Kilpatrick as Brains.

Still from Winners (1985), episode Room to Move, starring Nicole Kidman. 

Nicole Kidman, in the tradermark curls of her early years as an actress, stars in a telemovie which was criticised at the time for 'undermining parental authority'.