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The greatest technological advances of the 20th century were arguably about the broadcasting of messages.
Technology has moved from cinema newsreels to radio (originally called 'the wireless') to...
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We're celebrating 30 years of our News and Current Affairs Program in 2018 by revisiting the big news stories that captivated a generation.
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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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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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To coincide with National Reconciliation Week 2020, we look back at the Walk for Reconciliation across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which took place 20 years ago on 28 May 2000.
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The First World War ended 100 years ago this year. We revisit Anzac Day through footage from the NFSA News and Current Affairs Program.
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Before he created and hosted Wonder World!, Simon Townsend had already forged a successful career in TV, print and radio journalism.
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Looking back at some of the female firsts in Australian history as captured through the NFSA's Television News and Current Affairs Program (Newscaf).
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We take a look back at the early 1990s, to see how Australia reacted to Madonna's first tour.
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This profile piece on current affairs program Today Tonight delves into Kylie’s career resurgence in the early 2000s.
It explores how she became one of the world’s most marketable people following...
