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Tagged: 2020
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The NFSA is collecting a diverse range of audiovisual material created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
In 2020, the world as we knew it changed. Australians moved quickly to a 'new...
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The NFSA's dedicated curators have ensured that Australia's COVID-19 experience is documented for future generations.
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View and listen to highlights of what we collected in 2020, including an emotional eyewitness account of the Victorian bushfires and exclusive interviews on the impact of COVID-19.
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A radio news report from 6 January 2020 shows that it was still unknown as to exactly what sort of virus was infecting people in China.
The report states that Chinese officials were referring to it...
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Dee Dee Dunleavy interviews Melissa Kleynhans who has set up Facebook page 'We're going on a bear hunt', bringing joy to children during the uncertainty of lockdown.
People join in the community...
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Heather, a Noongar woman incarcerated at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre women's prison in Victoria, talks about the impact of COVID-19 on prisons and inmates, and how small infractions can send people...
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Neil Mitchell interviews reporter Shane McInnes live from the Albert Park gates on the first day of the Australian Grand Prix.
Gates were not open amidst uncertainty as to whether the event would be...
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Excerpt from The Weekend Break radio show on 2 August 2020, the day before the state of Victoria went into Stage 4 lockdown. Peter Stubbs and Heidi Murphy help listeners to understand restrictions.
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Radio announcer Craig Willis on 3AW in Melbourne speaks with an eyewitness of the Mallacoota bushfires on New Year’s morning, 2020.