← The Idea Of Australia

Season 1

4 episodes · 2025

  1. 1Land Of The Fair Go?

    15 Oct 2025 · 56 min

    Australians like to believe they live in the land of a fair go. Is this true or just a comfortable myth? We look beyond the myths to harder truths to reimagine a fairer future.

  2. 2Making The Nation

    22 Oct 2025 · 50 min

    Australians know little about the debates, dreams and compromises involved in making the nation in 1901. This makes it hard to change the constitution. If more were known, would change be possible?

  3. 3Dreams of Land

    29 Oct 2025 · 52 min

    Land is the heart of Australia. Battles over who owns the land, and how it should be used, are central to the Australian story. Is the old ethos of “finder’s keepers” the best we can do? Can the land be the foundation of even greater national wealth and pride?

  4. 4Creative Nation

    05 Nov 2025