Special Features
Squattocracy and struggle
Squattocracy and Struggle weaves together family history with the turbulent birth of the union movement in the outback town of Bourke, as producer Sean O'Brien traces the story of his forebears Arthur and John Andrews. They were central in the creation of the Australian Workers Union, and have been immortalised in the verse of friend and ally Henry Lawson.
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An attitude of mind and faith: liberalism in Australian political history
This four part series charts the shifting nature of the liberal impulse inside the political party which has governed this country over the longest period—the Liberal Party of Australia.
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Kameruka
One hundred and fifty years of continuous family ownership of Kameruka Estate, the agricultural jewel of the Tooth brewing dynasty, is coming to an end. [find out more...]
Torn Curtain
It's almost impossible to imagine now that for nearly half a century, the fate of much of the world was shaped by the struggle between Communism and capitalism, between two superpowers equipped with weapons with the potential to kill hundreds of millions of people and devastate continents.
Torn Curtain casts a stark new light on a hidden world of high strategy, dirty politics, and ideological warfare—and prompts us to ask how much Cold War thinking still shapes the world today. [find out more...]
It's not the money, it's the land...
Bill Bunbury looks at the immediate and long-term effects of the 1966 Equal Wages Award on Aboriginal workers and the pastoralists who employed them. It's only partly about money, more to do with a deeply felt identification with country.
It's not the money, it's the land is a three-part program which makes us think about the way we implement decisions. When we do the right thing, do we always do it right for the people we're supposed to be helping? [find out more...]
