Australia at work

Australia, 1989

Film
A still image from Work: a window on Australian society

This series of four videos has been compiled from extensive footage of the working environment. Hundreds of Australians from all walks of life have been interviewed to paint a fascinating picture of the Australian working community.

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Credits

co-producer

Greg Shepherd

Mervyn Dober

production company

Appleseed Productions

Focus Audio-Visual Services

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01076

Language

English

Subject category

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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