As globally recognized landmarks go, the Sydney Opera House is tough to beat. But the city of Melbourne has impressive features of its own. This program looks at the high life while going down under-exploring Melbourne's 300-meter Eureka Tower, the tallest residential building in the world and the most exclusive address in the southern hemisphere. Featuring interviews with architect Nonda Katsalidis and developer Benni Aroni, the episode provides...

Aldi and Jess have completed their research and are now organizing their information chronologically. Presentation formats like essays and multimedia are discussed as well as the importance of including historical terms and concepts.

The world's major religions and philosophies have their origins in ancient civilizations - and while much has changed since then, countless millions of people through history have maintained a faith and belief in religious principles and teachings that have remained unchanged for millennia. This charming program on the origins, sacred texts and beliefs of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam is an ideal introduction to...

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....

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.

This documentary portrays Australia's aborigines through the eyes of aboriginal women. Archival footage, excellent narration, and storytelling by the women themselves reveal the tribes' struggle for land rights, and the even greater struggle to retain traditional lifestyles and customs in a world that is fast disappearing. As the stories are told, ancient myths and legends including that of the Dreamtime (creation) are illuminated, and their importance...

In 1964, Yuwali was seventeen when her first contact with whitefellas was filmed. Now sixty-two, she tells the story behind this extraordinary footage.Contact is constructed around one of the most compelling pieces of footage in Australian history: the moment in 1964 when a group of Martu women and children walk out from their nomadic existence of millennia in the Western Desert into a new universe – modern Australia. Remarkably, participants from...