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Animation in Australia - Australia's Culture PortalAustralian animation is internationally recognised, Leisure (1976), Harvie Krumpet (2003) and Happy Feet (2006) have all won Oscars. Leisure employs cell style animation, Harvie Krumpet is made using the method of stop-motion claymation and Happy Feet fe...
Comedy is central to Australian cultural identity. Comedy forms the basis of many forms of popular entertainment from live cabaret with stand up comedians to television sketch shows. Australia is a country of climatic and geographic extremes and Austral...
Before white settlement, Aboriginal people survived off the native plants and animals of the Australian environment for thousands of years. Bush foods such as berries, roots and nectars were a vital part of the aboriginal diet in many areas. In the late...
Image courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald. Lawrence Hargrave, who achieved the first powered flight in 1894 with four box kites, was said to be symbolic of many Australian inventors and Australian innovation; 'He was interested in the invention, not th...
Since then, Australian television has grown to include: five national free-to-air stations; regional stations; community stations; and countless cable stations. The government-owned Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) also expanded its radio broadca...
When Australian Edward 'Ned' Trickett won the world sculling championship on London's Thames River in 1876, he became Australia's first sporting star. Cashman, R, Sport in the National Imagination, Sydney, Walla Walla Press, 2002, p. Cashman, R, Sport i...
Community television stations, like community radio stations are non-profit organisations. The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) is the peak body representing community radio and television stations. Community television broadcastin...
Humour is seen in the Australian use of slang, and across media from cartoons in print, as sketches on radio, as comedy series on television, in films and with witty observations of life in Australian literature. Mocking the wowser is another common elem...
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Jamie Redfern is a performing arts educator who runs the Australian Showbusiness Academy, Jamie Redfern's Starmaker Centres, Jamie Refern's Rascals Television Show and Jamie Redfern Entertainment.
Website of television talent show Australian Idol. Includes details about the program, the judges and the contestants, as well as photos and video clips.
The Aunty Jack Show (more info)
The Aunty Jack Show was one of Australia's earliest and best loved TV comedy series. It originally screened from 1972 to 1973 on ABC television. This site lists sound files from the show.
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Jennifer Hawkins wants to host a live television show | The Courier-Mail (website The Courier-Mail )Welcome to The Courier-Mail. WHILE Jennifer Hawkins' TV future may still be under a cloud at Channel 7, the model clearly has some big plans - she wants a hosting role on a live television program. Receive our News Feeds>What is RSS?...
Believe it or not, the popularity of American television shows like CSI, Without A Trace, and NCIS are hurting the mining sector. He says the mining sector is having some success getting across to Generation Y through social networking sites like Faceboo...
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Toys > Toy military vehicles>>+ 85/2570 Toy military vehicles & accessor... The MASH head quarters and accessories were made in Hong Kong by Ja-Ru in1981. Toy, MASH Head Quarters, with packaging, licensed from the television show 'MASH', plastic / card, m...
Toys > Toy military vehicles>>+ 85/2570 Toy military vehicles & accessor... These army vehicles came from a collection of over 3000 toys accumulated by Barry Woodley of Sydney between 1980 and 2002. Toys, army vehicles (5), with packaging, licensed from ...
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