Series
The Australian Wars
“The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been largely kept silent — until now.”
DocumentaryWar & Politics
There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead . But what of the bloody battles fought on our home soil, in our longest-running war that established the Australian nation?
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Seasons & episodes
Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to explore the bloody battles fought on Australian soil and the war that established the Australian nation, seeking to change the narrative of the nation.
- 1Episode 121 Sept 2022 · 57mThe story of Australia's first wars, calling for the nation to acknowledge the First Peoples who died in these conflicts and for the Australian War Memorial to recognise them.
- 2Episode 228 Sept 2022 · 58mEuropean immigration increases in Tasmania alongside the death count as Aboriginal people resist occupation and colonists encroach on the best land.
- 3Episode 35 Oct 2022 · 59mAlthough the Australian Wars began with the British Government, the founding fathers of modern Australia conclude it, with northern Australia the war's final frontier.
Details
- Created by
- Rachel Perkins
- First aired
- 21 Sept 2022
- Last aired
- 5 Oct 2022
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- SBS
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Rachel PerkinsSelf
