Australian History Movies

Produced to celebrate the Jubilee of Federation, Cavalcade of Australia provides an historical review of the development of the nation between 1901...

A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various...

This remarkable documentary tells the story of Professor Jenny Hocking, the historian who took on the Australian Government and HM Queen Elizabeth II...

In 1966, Gurindji stockmen & their families walked off the largest cattle station in the NT. Frank Hardy follows the story of the strike as told by...

System (2025) is a short documentary film exploring intergenerational connections to land and country. Interviews with Aunty Denise Morgan Bulled, a...

WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is...

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

Jazmin Theodora, 83 is A Nimbin Local Legend and Tarot reader. Jazmin uses her physic abilities to get people in touch with who they are. Her story...

Julie Peters is a legend in the trans community in Australia. She was the first person to transition at the ABC, at a time when there were no role...

Colin Jones is of Aboriginal, Polynesian and English decent. The Aboriginal side of his family are from the Kalkadoon and Nunuckle tribal groups. ...

A short documentary tracking the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and everyday life around the harbor during the 1920s and 30s.

For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historical significance.

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

In 1973, for the first time, Aboriginal people from across Australia directly elected members to the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee...