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The Australian Wars

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

Ratings

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10.0/10(1)

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

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 21, 2022

Last Aired

October 5, 2022

Networks

SBS

Created By

Rachel Perkins

Trailers & Videos

Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
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.
E2
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.
E3
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.

Cast

Rachel Perkins

Rachel Perkins

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