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An exploration of Australia's mesmerizing wildlife and how they've adapted to survive in the human environment, including a flamboyant dancing peacock spider in a suburban garden.

The U.S. Civil Rights Movement "Freedom Rides" used civil disobedience to great effect. They also influenced the Freedom Ride in Australia which involvedUniversity of Sydney students going by bus through rural New South Wales and challenging segregation in communities. This program explores the Freedom Ride as part of a wider push by Aboriginal Australians to engage in activism and social reform across the nation.

Work! Punishment! Prison! What was it like to be a convict in Australia’s early penal colonies? Listen to the story of a convict from Moreton Bay as he describes why penal colonies were established, and learn about the harsh life convicts had. Students will learn through this easy-to-follow Miniclip accompanied by many primary sources from the era of Australian colonization.

This series of three clips explores the people and evidence that help us understand the ancient past--particularly of Australia. Part one, The Role of Historians and Archaeologists, outlines how archaeologists and historians investigate the ancient past and conduct historical inquiries. Part two, Sources of Historical Evidence, explores the range of sources that can be used in a historical investigation, including archaeological and written sources....

Once a trendy haven for beach bums, Surfers Paradise is fast becoming the Miami of the southern hemisphere, thanks to developers aiming to make it a resort for the rich and famous. Surfers' skyline is changing too, with the massive Q1 Tower now dominating the landscape. This program looks at the imposing structure from more than one angle, studying its extraordinary design elements while asking: how has its pristine environment been affected? Viewers...

The Conquerors of the Great Ocean looks at the history of Oceania, the fifth continent spread over nearly 10,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean and scattered with island states. Three thousand years ago the greatest seaborne migration undertaken by humankind began there. This populating created a new civilization that is now broken up but which retains its own specific way of interpreting the world. Thanks to archaeological research over the last...

Fire dancing in Papua New Guinea or climbing to the topof the Ethiopian cliffs to introduce one's child to God: this series reveals how some people today still practice rituals that structure their lives and become, beyond a simple social bond, a structuring force and a source of culture.

Over the many billions of years of the Earth's history our planet has never stopped changing shape. Massive tectonic forces have sculpted and re-sculpted our world in a never ending journey. Tectonics has created life - and destroyed it as well. In this opener of a five part documentary series, we examine the movements of the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates and the resulting landscape.

A unique archaeological and ethnological reserve located in the Northern Territory, the region has been inhabited continuously for more than 40,000 years. The cave paintings, rock carvings and archaeological sites present a record of the skills and life ways of the region's inhabitants, from the hunters and gatherers of prehistoric times to the Aboriginal people still living there. It is a unique example of a complex of ecosystems, including those...