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In the 1960s, the Australian government created Life in Australia as a marketing tool to sell potential 'New Australians' from Europe the idea of a prosperous, happy life down under.
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Everybody had to start somewhere. Before the Oscars, before the Grammys, the likes of Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush and Kylie Minogue were just aspiring young talents looking for an...
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Dr Charles Gower was delighted to watch himself in a government documentary, 45 years after it was filmed.
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This exhibition celebrates over 100 years of documentary filmmaking on behalf of the Australian Government with a focus on its first long-term cinematographer Bert Ive.
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It's Western Australia's time to shine as we look at a selection of films made about the sunny state from 1907-1972.
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Discover the history of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, through these items from the NFSA collection.
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Discover the history of Darwin, Northern Territory through these items from the NFSA collection.
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Catch some slices of life in Tasmania from the NFSA collection, spanning from 1903 to 2003.
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Graham Shirley shares his memories of Stanley Hawes ahead of this week's Hawes retrospective at DocWeek in Adelaide.
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With viewers from 230 countries, our NFSA Films YouTube channel provides access to the NFSA collection for people all around the world.
