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A film that is built around a simple narrative about the concerns of a reporter in public radio whose work takes her from the tele-room in March ‘83 when the present Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke came to power, to the biennial Labor Party Conference and through to the elections in Dec. ‘84. Traps throws up a host of questions and leads on the nature of power and politics.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323796
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Politics and government
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)