The Australian Wars (2022)
"The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been largely kept silent — until now."
Synopsis
There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead . But what of the bloody battles fought on our home soil, in our longest-running war that established the Australian nation?
Network
SBS
Episodes
Episode 1
The story of Australia's first wars, calling for the nation to acknowledge the First Peoples who died in these conflicts and for the Australian War Memorial to recognise them.
Episode 2
European immigration increases in Tasmania alongside the death count as Aboriginal people resist occupation and colonists encroach on the best land.
Episode 3
Although the Australian Wars began with the British Government, the founding fathers of modern Australia conclude it, with northern Australia the war's final frontier.
Cast
Trailer
Details
Original Title
The Australian Wars
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Production
Blackfella Films, SBS, Screen Australia
