Film Tag: Indigenous discrimination

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Bread and Dripping

A short documentary in which four working class women recount the hardships they endured during the Depression years.

Film Topics:

DepressionsWomen

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaBeryl ArmstrongDepressionsEileen PittmanEvictionFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityHappy ValleyHousingHousing insecurityIndigenousIndigenous discriminationMary WrightPoliticsPovertyRothbury LockoutSocial justiceSocialismStrikesTibby WhalanUnemploymentWomenWomen's Militant GroupWorking classWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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Devil’s Dust

A television mini-series highlighting the devastating consequences of asbestos mining and processing on Australian workers and the wider community.

Film Topics:

AsbestosHealth and Safety

Film Tags:

AsbestosAsbestos Disease FoundationAsbestos miningAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBernie BantonBob CarrConstructionDust supressionHealth & safetyIndigenousIndigenous discriminationJames HardieManufacturingMatt PeacockMesotheliomaSydneyWorking conditions

Film Type:

Televsion Drama
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For Love or Money

A documentary feature that charts the history of Australian women in the workplace and their struggles.

Film Topics:

Textiles and ClothingWomen

Film Tags:

1918 Minimum wage for women1934 Wonthaggi strike1972 Whitlam electionAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaAutomationClothing industryConvictsDepressionsDomestic servantsEducationEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementGreat Strike of 1917Indentured labourIndigenousIndigenous discriminationManufacturingNursingPoliticsPovertySocial justiceStrikesTailoresses unionTextiles and ClothingUnemploymentUnionsVietnam WarWhitlam Labor GovernmentWollongong steelworks - womenWomenWomen driving tramsWomen's AuxiliaryWomen's Militant GroupWomen's workplace rightsWonthaggiWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformWorkplace relationsWorld War OneWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Naa Muru Gurung

A documentary feature that traces this history of Aboriginal public education in New South Wales.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderEducation

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderEducationIndigenousIndigenous discriminationNew South WalesNSW Teacher’s FederationPoliticsSocial justiceStrikesTeachersTranbyUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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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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Solidarity at Home & Abroad

A conference video celebrating the MUA's campaigns for internationalisation and solidarity.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

1998 Patrick DisputeAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAnti warApartheid - South AfricaIndigenousIndigenous discriminationIndonesiaIndonesian independenceJohn Howard GovernmentMaritimeMaritime Union of AustraliaPatrick StevedoreTas BullUnion InternationalismUnionsVietnam WarWaterside workersWorking classWorkplace deregulationWorkplace reformWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Conference Video Presentation
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