Cute and cuddly, furry or feathered, slippery or scaly; our collection of Australian native animals - both real and imagined - will charm and delight you. 

The kangaroo introduces Dot to Mr and Mrs Platypus, who are difficult to be polite to, because they are easy to offend. Mr Platypus (voiced by Spike Milligan) gives Dot a history lesson.

Dot and the Kangaroo (1977), based on a children’s book by an English writer, Ethel Pedley, was the just the second animated feature film made in Australia. 

Presenter Greg Grainger visits the home of Bev and Bob Birtles. They are caring for Yindi after he was rescued from a bushfire and will eventually return him to the wild.

A wombat forages in the snow of the Mt Kosciuszko National Park looking for grasses and roots to eat in this documentary that follows three friends on a skiing trip in the NSW snowfields.

This film from the series Australian Wildlife contains information about the treatment of crocodiles both within Australia and New Guinea prior to the passing of a crocodile protection law

Nature documentaries in the 1970s: bringing the soundtrack.

Still image of Frances Hattam (Carol) holding a joey in a scene from Nullarbor Hideout (1965).

The Queen in Australia documents the two-month official visit, in February and March 1954, of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The Big Island is a documentary about life in Australia in 1970. There is little narration in the film, but many pictures of Australian life.