In this interview, Charles Perkins gives his own account of his early life in Alice Springs and Adelaide, his youth as a soccer star, his work on behalf of Aboriginal people and his vision for the

Its famous Opera House was still under construction, but Australia's largest city was already a busy metropolis in 1966.

Episode 1 of the Life in Australia series.

The NFSA has made available episodes of the 1960s Life in Australia series from the Film Australia Collection in stunning 4K HD.

Ex-serviceman and milliner John Pickworth of Hunters Hill, Sydney shows his creation – a hat that can be worn three ways.

The hat is made from wool georgette.

Above the tip of Cape York, beyond the northern-most point of the Australian continent, are the Torres Strait Islands.

The life of Ruby Langford Ginibi (1934–2011) is a story of triumph against the odds.

Until the age of nine, Rosalie Kunoth-Monks lived on remote Utopia Station in the Northern Territory where she learnt the Aboriginal laws of her tribe, the Anmatjere people.

Neville Bonner grew up on the banks of the Richmond River and started his working life as a ringbarker, canecutter and stockperson.

In this interview, Jimmy Little talks about what stardom meant for a boy from the bush, and the profound impact that his Aboriginal heritage has had on his life, and more recently, his music.