The Story of Australia

For over 50000 years Aboriginal Australians meet challenges like the deadly marsupial lion Then British convicts and their guards arrive Burglar James Ruse is the only farmer He must grow crops in Australian soil or die Under Pemulwuy the First Australians strike back The colonists rebel against Governor William Bligh a revolution with its roots in rum possibility of a free country

For some convicts Australia becomes a land of opportunity Caroline Chisholm saves vulnerable young women Gold rushes spark population and wealth explosions An incredible journey wires Australia to the world and new leisure time encourages a unique football code Gold miners fight and die for their rights against the deadliest army in the world

Opera star Nellie Melba launches Australia on the worlds great stages the Fight for a Fair Go and in World War One Australian submarine AE2 changes the course of the Gallipoli campaign Sniper Billy Sing allows himself to become a target to protect his mates and a daring letter will saves thousands of lives

In WW1 nurse Alicia Kelly helps transform emergency medicine at the front line Pompey Elliot breaks the stalemate of trench warfare Charles Kingsford Smith is first to fly across the Pacific Despite the Great Depression Australians build the ambitious elegant Sydney Harbour Bridge racehorse Phar Lap carries the hopes of the nation

In WW2 Australians fight to defend their continent In the peace an Australianmade car changes lives Finding an iron ore motherload changes the economy The Snowy Mountains scheme powers a new Australia and its migrant builders alter the face of the country The Sydney Opera House reshapes the nations identity After a killer storm Ella Stack transforms how Australians live in the North

Desmond Duke fights cops for the right to dance Surfer Midget Farrelly battles for freedom on the waves Advertising genius John Singleton celebrates the Australian Voice Elaine Moir saves hundreds of babies Paul Hogan enthralls the world as Crocodile Dundee Australias bionic ear gives hearing to millions Australians consider how far they have come and how much further they may go