The Australian Wars

The Australian Wars

The story of Australia's longest and perhaps most defining war deserves to be heard. It is not a unique story, rather, the Australian chapter of a global history of imperialism. This is not a new story, either. It has been there all the time, waiting to be heard. And it has never been told quite like this on Australian television . We weren't taught about it in school... Read all

Genre: Documentary

Cast:Rachel PerkinsMarcia LangtonHenry ReynoldsNicholas ClementsGreg LehmanTom LawsonTony McAvoyBen BrockAnnie Rose BuckleyIya WareBee CruseWakarra GondarraCharlotte ButtonGuy HigginsonGlenda ChalkerNick BrodieMatt AndersonPatsy Cameron


1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1

Wed, Sep 21, 2022

The modern-day city of Sydney was the birthplace of contemporary Australia and the first battleground in The Australian Wars

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2

Wed, Sep 28, 2022

European immigration doubled in Tasmania and so to the death count as colonists encroached on the best land and Tasmanian Aboriginal people resisted their occupation.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3

Wed, Oct 5, 2022

Northern Australia was the final frontier of conquest and though The Australian Wars began with the British Government it was concluded by the founding fathers of modern Australia.