Australia After War

Name: Australia After War
Released: 2023-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Australia After War explores the cultural, political and personal significance of Australia's returned veterans (including nurses, artists and more) and looks at how the returned themselves experience their returns, how society responds to their return and how, over the course of more than a century, they have shaped Australian life.

2023 · 58m

EPISODE 1

Exit Wounds

This episode explores the experience of return for those who have fought in Australia's wars. What is it like to come home after war? And what are the factors that determine the success or failure of that return?

58 min
EPISODE 2

Home Front

When we think of return from war, we automatically think of how this event affects the men and women who have served our country; but return is felt as well by those closest to them in the home and in the community.

59 min
EPISODE 3

Fit For Heroes

From the moment that news of Australian valour at Gallipoli reaches home, a new and powerful cohort emerges in Australian life: the Returned soldier. Through protest, policy, and advocacy, their impact on Australia's political and cultural landscape has been immense.

58 min
EPISODE 4

Lest We Forget

How do we best commemorate the returned? For many the answer is ANZAC Day; but Australia's national day of remembrance is complicated and problematic for many including the returned themselves. (Final)

59 min

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