Jimmy Barnes is joined on stage by Diesel to perform 'Good Times' during a live concert at Alberton Oval in Port Adelaide on New Year's Eve, 1996.

It is 1993. Dr John Hewson exclaims to the Parliament that the passing of the 'Mabo Bill’ will be a day of shame for Australia.

In November 1991, Jimmy Barnes released an album of soul song covers titled Soul Deep.

Jimmy Barnes performs the Isaac Hayes and David Porter soul ballad 'When Something is Wrong With My Baby' with his brother John Swan at a New Year's Eve concert in Port Adelaide. 

In the early 1990s, Tourism Australia launched a new tourism campaign aimed at the New Zealand market.

The whale in this news report was fortunate to be rescued by a diving team from Sea World after it got caught in a shark net off the Gold Coast.

Can the Gold Coast cope with a dramatic rise in population? This excerpt from the Film Australia documentary Populate or Perish shows the rapid development of the city.

A series of highlight excerpts from The Oceania Project collection, selected by NFSA Sound curator, Tessa Elieff.

A series of highlight excerpts from the Vicki Powys Wildlife Sounds Database, selected by NFSA Sound curator, Tessa Elieff.

This excerpt from Channel 9's Rugby League Grand Final coverage on 28 September, 1997 features Jimmy Barnes performing (Simply) The Best as part of the pre-match entertainment.