The Australian Classics
The Australian Classics
Playlist by The Australian ClassicsThe Australian's history of podcasting stretches back for more than a decade. We have collected some of the highlights from an old video podcast feed as an archive of classic episodes.Follow the podcast:
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On the ground at Kevin Rudd's National Apology to the Stolen Generation
This collection of interviews with attendees at Kevin Rudd's National Apology to the Stolen Generation captures the mood in Canberra that day.
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Tony Abbott on the Pope, celibacy and his own faith
Helen Trinca speaks to Tony Abbott, then an opposition MP, in 2008 about his Catholic faith ahead of a visit from the Pope.
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Cathy Freeman on the need for an apology to the stolen generation
Australian olympian Cathy Freeman talks to Tony Koch about the importance of an apology to the stolen generation, and her experiences of racism in Australia.
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Scenes from John Howard's 2007 defeat
Attendees at John Howard's 2007 election-night event express their shock and disappointment after the Coalition's sound defeated.
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Dennis Shanahan reacts to Howard's election loss
The Australian's Dennis Shanahan reacts to John Howard's massive loss in the 2007 Federal Election in this piece recorded from Howard's own election-night event.
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Kevin Rudd's ascension to Labor leader
Matthew Franklin had known Kevin Rudd for more than 20 years by the time the Queenslander ascended to the top of the Labor party, something Franklin never saw coming. In this interview with Sid Marris, Franklin gives his impressions of the man who would go on to with the 2007 Federal Election.
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