Product Overview
This three-part series, presented by screen icon Jacki Weaver, cracks open a forgotten vault of Australian government films and unearths a kaleidoscopic vision of Australia in the 1970s. The series offers a fun, insightful and nostalgic exploration of a decade of political and social change when the idea of Australia was completely reimagined and the modern nation we know today came kicking and screaming into existence.
Curriculum Links:
Australia: An Unofficial History is relevant to students in Years 9-12 in the learning areas of:
- HASS (History, Civics and Citizenship)
- Modern History
- English
- The Arts (Media Arts)
It also has relevance to the General capabilities of:
- Intercultural Understanding
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Ethical Understanding
- as well as the Cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
Key themes:
- Australian identity
- Government Film Unit
- Australia in the 1970s
- Changing representations of people on film
- Social change
