The Australian Wars
The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been largely kept silent — until now.
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?
Cast
Rachel Perkins
Self
Seasons
Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to explore the bloody battles fought on Australian soil and the war that established the Australian nation, seeking to change the narrative of the nation.
E1Episode 1
Sep 21, 2022
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.
E2Episode 2
Sep 28, 2022
European immigration increases in Tasmania alongside the death count as Aboriginal people resist occupation and colonists encroach on the best land.
E3Episode 3
Oct 5, 2022
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.
Videos
Storyline
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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