The Australian Wars

The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been largely kept silent — until now.

2022•2h 50m•10.0/10

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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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?

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Production

Blackfella Films, SBS, Screen Australia, Screen NSW

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Status

Ended

First Aired

September 21, 2022

Last Aired

October 5, 2022

Networks

SBS

Created By

Rachel Perkins

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2022-09-21

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

Air date: 2022-09-28

European immigration increases in Tasmania alongside the death count as Aboriginal people resist occupation and colonists encroach on the best land.

Episode 3

Air date: 2022-10-05

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.