Australia was colonized in the late 1700s. Pemulwuy, a man of the Bidjigal tribes — from the region that is today modern-day Sydney — led...

The story of Fred Paterson, member for Bowen in the Queensland parliament in the 1940s and the only Communist Party member ever elected to any...

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

From the life and criminal career of bushranger Dan Morgan, leading up to his violent death at the hands of police.

This documentary explores the life and times of Russell Dean Willey, a neo-Nazi supergrass, in order to explain the presence of Jack Van Tongeren's...

Using almost totally historical material, For Love or Money encompasses the role of Australian women in both paid and unpaid work, over a 200 year...

For the Honour of Australia is a 1916 film composed of footage from two 1915 Australian silent films, For Australia and How We Beat the Emden, plus...

An early Australian silent film depicting historical events on the Young district goldfields, then known as Lambing Flat. During the gold rush of...

Presented by explorer Frank Hurley in his final film appearance, this documentary chronicles Australia's role in the scientific exploration of...

An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades...

Over 5 red-hot summers between 1990 and 2007, Australia dominated the Ashes down under like never before: in 25 test matches, the rampant Aussies won...

Douglas Grant (c. 1885–1951) was an Aboriginal man who became widely known in his own lifetime: an intellectual, a journalist, a soldier in the...

The shameful history of persecution of the Aborigines in Australia. The secret history of Australia is a historical conspiracy of silence. Written...

Sydney in Time is a rich and powerful story that charts the evolution of Sydney from its early years as a colonial outpost through to its emergence...

The dismissal of an elected Australian Government has only happened once. 50 years ago, in 1975, Sir John Kerr sensationally sacked PM Gough Whitlam....

This documentary explores one of the most extraordinary chapters in Australia's history - the attempts by successive Australian governments to...

In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and...

The True Believers is a 1988 Australian mini series which looks at the history of the Australian Labor Party from the end of World War Two up to the...

Tony Robinson of Time Team fame, takes us on a journey through time and places across Australia, offering a revealing and unique perspective on...

Australia: The Story of Us is an extraordinary journey through the people, places and events that have shaped Australia, from the first footprints on...

Bill Peach explains the stories of the great 18th and 19th century explorers of Australia, complete with full-cast re-enactments.

Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Handbook to the Chief Cities of the World, Michael embarks on six new railway journeys across spectacular Australia.

Bastard Boys is an Australian television miniseries broadcast on the ABC in 2007. It tells the story of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute. The...

This bold and provocative four-part series asks the question – What is the idea of Australia and how might we learn from the past to make it...

Told through a unique collection of iconic archival footage brought to life in stunning colour for the very first time, Australia in Colour tells the...

An Australian educational comedy television series based on the American series (and earlier web series) of the same name. In each episode, an...

Delves into a forgotten vault of Australian government films, unearthing a kaleidoscopic vision of Australia in the 1970s, a decade of political and...

A four-part history, told through the stories of some of the country's most intriguing and influential figures: the leaders, rebels, artists and...

First Australians is an Australian historical documentary series produced by Blackfella Films over the course of six years, and first aired in...

Presented with humour and verve, Australian Encounters celebrates ten historic encounters, each between a renowned Australian and an international...

There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead . But what of the bloody battles fought on our home soil, in...

The true story of the brutal World War II military campaign fought between Australia and Japan in the green hell of the mountains of Papua New...

Lowen Ashleigh, hired to ghostwrite for best-selling author Verity Crawford, uncovers Verity's autobiographical notes, and becomes involved in what...

After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour...

While celebrating their last night together, high school graduates and best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports...

A young race car mechanic fakes an engagement with racing's most scandalous star - officially for his reputation, secretly for her own shot behind...

Matt Hagen's meteoric rise from Gotham street kid to Hollywood leading man is tragically cut short when a local crime boss's actions leave him...

After twenty years spent "chillin', tokin' and bonin'", Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie, is 8 months pregnant....

Nearly two decades after he seized control of the Imperium, Paul Atreides is now a ruthless Emperor, and must face the consequences of his reign as...

A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood.