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NFSA Presents: Inspired – Tony McNamara

Tony McNamara (The Great) talks to Jenny Cooney about creative ambition and the filmmakers that influenced him.

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Tony McNamara Interview

In this NFSA Presents: Inspired interview, Jenny Cooney talks to Tony McNamara (The Favourite, The Great, Cruella) about creative ambition, the filmmakers that h

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NFSA Presents: Inspired – Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell (The Drover's Wife) talks to Jenny Cooney about our film history and the impact of seeing black worlds on screen.

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Skippy: guidelines for scriptwriters

In the late 1960s American programming dominated our television screens and homegrown drama series were still comparatively few.

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Wake in Fright audiobook excerpt

This introduction to a 1960s audiobook recording of the novel of Wake in Fright is spoken with a refined radio broadcaster's accent.

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Kylie as the Green Fairy in Moulin Rouge!

It was a clever choice by director Baz Luhrmann to cast Kylie in a cameo as the playful and seductive ‘Green Fairy’ in his epic musical Moulin Rouge! (2001).

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COVID-19 Pandemic Profile: Libby Butler

Libby Butler is an experienced freelance scriptwriter, mainly through FremantleMedia for series such as Neighbours and most recently Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries.

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Australian Biography: Men

This collection profiles some of the most extraordinary Australian men of our time.

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Australian Biography: Mungo MacCallum

Mungo MacCallum (1913–2020) was a distinguished journalist, writer and broadcaster, known for his satirical wit.

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Australian Biography: Thomas Keneally

Thomas Keneally (b. 1935, Sydney NSW) is one of Australia's most popular and prolific writers, having published more than 30 novels, dramas, screenplays and books of non-fiction.