Politics was a major focus for comedy on the show and Martin/Molloy cleverly juggled smart political satire with low-brow humour.

A collection of clips covering Australian history from hundreds of thousands of years ago to the beginning of the 21st Century.

The Australian History Timeline features over 90 film clips showcasing a unique collection of Australian history documentaries. Part 2 covers the 1900s to the 1940s.

The Australian History Timeline features over 90 film clips showcasing a unique collection of Australian history documentaries. Part 3 covers the 1950s to the 2000s.

Narrator Rachel Perkins sets the scene for the apology to the Stolen Generations given by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 13 February 2008.

This cinema ad for the 1946 federal election encourages Australians to stay with the Labor Party, which has successfully led the country through the end of the Second World War.

A glass slide promoting Robert Menzies for election as prime minister with caption `Which leader for Australia?' and the name of his political opponent, Labor Party leader HV Evatt, crossed ou

The first Prime Minister of Australia, Edmund Barton, was born in Sydney on 18 January 1849 and qualified as a lawyer from the University of Sydney after lecturing in Classics.

In a national broadcast Prime Minister Curtin announces that Australia is now at war with Japan.

Summary by Maryanne Doyle

Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula has become a place of pilgrimage for many Australians.