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Tagged: Australian politics

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Harold Holt: The missing prime minister
Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared at Cheviot Beach, Victoria on 17 December 1967. No trace of him was ever found and the case remains one of Australia’s greatest mysteries. How could the leader...
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Preserving 'The Dismissal' footage
Forty years after the dismissal of the Whitlam Government, we look at the NFSA's digital preservation of the surviving original news footage.
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The Dismissal: through the news camera lens
On the 40th anniversary of the Governor-General's dismissal of the Whitlam Government, we look at the unfolding events of the day from the perspective of two camera operators who filmed them.
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Cinema Glass Slides – Political Party Campaign Advertisements
The NFSA collection contains over 100 political glass slide advertisements from 1917 to 1976.
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A Short History of Indigenous Filmmaking
Within a generation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers have become a vibrant presence in the centre of filmmaking in Australia.
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The Perth to Coolgardie Water Scheme
Construction of the Perth to Coolgardie Water Scheme is a story of personal tragedy, political rivalries, corruption and trial by media that nearly tore apart Australia at the moment of its birth.
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Newscaf: Apology to the Stolen Generations
The prime minister apologised to Australia's Indigenous peoples on 13 February 2008. We revisit the story through footage from the NFSA News and Current Affairs Program.
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Harold Holt's disappearance
The disappearance of Prime Minister Harold Holt, on 17 December 1967, remains one of Australia’s greatest mysteries.
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TV history
Fifty years ago, on 21 June 1966, Australia was shocked when Labor and Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell was shot at close range by 19-year-old Peter Kocan.
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Australia Votes
How has political advertising changed over the last century? Dr Lisa Milner from Southern Cross University is researching election campaign media in the NFSA collection.
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