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The Australian Wars (known internationally as First Wars) is a three-part 2022 documentary series about the Australian frontier wars by Indigenous Australian filmmaker Rachel Perkins made for SBS Television.
Over three episodes, Rachel Perkins journeys across the continent to explore the breadth of warfare, strategy, and forceful resistance that occurred. The lives of Aboriginal warriors, women and children, military men, governors, and settlers are illuminated as they grapple with the forces of war.
The Australian Wars: With Rachel Perkins, Marcia Langton, Henry Reynolds, Nicholas Clements. There are more than ten thousand monuments across the country that honour the war dead .
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- 2022-09-21
- Documentary
Watch Rachel Perkins' journey across Australia to explore the bloody battles and the war that established the nation. The series challenges the narrative of the nation and calls for recognition of the First Peoples who died in the wars.
- Free
- September 20, 2029
- Rachel Perkins
- February 7, 2024
The Australian Wars is a 3 x 1 hour documentary series for SBS Television that tells story of Australia’s frontier conflicts. Delving into the archival record of Australia, it brings to our attention the major battles, military tactics and the historical figures who engaged in this land battle that swept the country over a hundred year period.
Watch the personal perspectives on the bloody conquest of Australia by colonial settlers and First Nations people. The series covers the frontier wars in Sydney, Tasmania and northern Australia.
A polemic series that explores the frontier conflicts between 1788 and 1928 and their impact on Australia's identity. The series calls for the recognition of the First Peoples who died in these wars by the Australian War Memorial.
