Not for hire

Episode of Series “Australian mosaic”.
Taxi driving is a competitive business but you can’t beat it for a sense of freedom, say the drivers. However, not all the drivers are in the game out of freedom of choice. Many are overseas immigrants whose professional qualifications proved unacceptable in Australia - they had to make a living somehow.

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Credits

director

David Caesar

co-producer

David Caesar

Georgia Allen

production company

Australia. Special Broadcasting Service

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

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Group of items

Australian mosaic

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304722

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Alien labor

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Taxicab drivers

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Taxicab drivers

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Alien labor

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988

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