

The Australian Wars
2022-09-21 · 170 min / episode · ★ 10.0
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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- Rachel Perkins
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- Blackfella Films, SBS, Screen Australia, Screen NSW
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- Australia
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Rachel PerkinsSelfTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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