The way in which Bob Wilesmith’s footage has come to dominate Australians’ recollection of The Dismissal is a story of prescience, luck and the limitations of the TV news technology of the day.
- Adjunct Fellow, Western Sydney University
It goes without saying these are difficult times for the country’s museums and archives. In recent months, the National Library, War Memorial, Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, and others, have all flagged…
The nights on which federal elections are decided are some of the rare occasions on which all of Australia’s main free-to-air networks suspend their normal programming and engage in a common endeavour…
Whatever its political importance, the first leaders’ debate was fairly bleak television. The set was basic and the National Press Club audience may as well not have been there, as far as the viewing audience…
Politics aside, there are other contests going on during this election, including those for circulation and ratings. On the night when Kevin Rudd wrested the Labor leadership back from Julia Gillard Nine…
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