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Amongst Equals

Feature length documentary tracing the history of the Australian trade union movement.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWorking ConditionsWorkplace Relations

Film Tags:

1892 economic bust1949 National Coal Strike1966 Gurindji Strike1986 Robe River dispute8 hour dayAccordAnti-strike legislationAsbestos miningAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyAutomationBob HawkeBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansClarrie O’SheaCoal miningCommunismConscriptionDalfram Dispute of 1938DepressionsEdna RyanEqual pay for womenGold rushGreat Strike of 1917Health & safetyJack MundeyJim ComerfordJoh Bjelke-PetersenMulticulturalismPort Kembla steel workersPovertyRiverland Cannery campaignRobert MenziesRothbury LockoutShearers Strike of 1891TailoressesUnionsVietnam WarWaterside Workers FederationWave Hill Walk-OffWhitlam Labor GovernmentWomenWorking classWorking conditionsZelda D’Prano

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Artisans Of Australia – Iron Craft

A short documentary about artisan ironworkers in a Newtown foundry.

Film Topics:

Metal & Iron Workers

Film Tags:

AustraliaFoundry WorkersJack ThomasMetal & Iron WorkersNewtown - SydneyWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Neville Bonner: Australian Biography

An extended reflective interview with Liberal Party Senator Neville Bonner, Australia's first Aboriginal member of Federal Parliament.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderPolitics

Film Tags:

1967 Australian referendum1974 Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest1978 Monday Conference1982 Land Rights march - BrisbaneAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAgricultureAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyAustralian ParliamentBill HaydenBrisbane - QueenslandCane CuttersDepartment of Aboriginal AffairsIndigenousIndigenous discriminationLiberal PartyLismore - NSWNeville BonnerNorth QueenslandPalm Island - QueenslandPalm Island Aboriginal SettlementPoliticsQueenslandTimber IndustryWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInterview
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Noise

An informational film about hearing loss in the workplace.

Film Topics:

Health and Safety

Film Tags:

AustraliaHealth & safetyHearing lossManufacturingMetal & Iron WorkersWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace abuse and violence

Film Type:

Instructional/Informational Film
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Sugar Slaves

A documentary about pacific islanders kidnapped or forced to work on Queensland's sugar cane fields.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgriculture

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaBlackbirdingBundaberg - QueenslandHealth & safetyIndentured labourIndigenousPacific IslanderPentecost IslandQueenslandSlaverySugar caneWhite Australia PolicyWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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The Union Rep. Will You Join?

A short film about union recruitment and the counterproductive nature of high pressure tactics used by union delegates.

Film Topics:

Unions

Film Tags:

AustraliaKeith GowUnion RecruitmentUnionsWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Film - Short
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Union Communication Facts

A short film about union delegates and the importance of obtaining facts when communicating about disputes.

Film Topics:

StrikesUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyKeith GowStrikesUnionsWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Film - Short
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