Futures

Australia, 1979

Film

Episode of Series “The Work that was”.
One of a 3 part series on unemployment in Australia, presented by Keith Windschuttle. Looks at the decline of labour intensive manufacturing industries in Australia, and considers whether the coming mineral boom will lead to lower unemployment rates. Also looks at some of the effects that technological change has had on employment, and at a number of local community efforts to decrease unemployment in country towns. Presented by Keith Windschuttle.

Where to watch/play

Available to watch on ACMI premises over WiFi for purposes of research and study

Credits

producer/director

Tristram Miall

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1979

Appears in

The Work That Was

Group of items

The Work That Was

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012958

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technological unemployment

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological unemployment

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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