The Australian Wars

Season 1

2022 · 3 episodes · 2h 54m in all

Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to explore the bloody battles fought on Australian soil and the war that established the Australian nation, seeking to change the narrative of the nation.

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Episode 1

   21 Sept 2022 · 57 min

   The story of Australia's first wars, calling for the nation to acknowledge the First Peoples who died in these conflicts and for the Australian War Memorial to recognise them.

2. 2

   2. Episode 2

   28 Sept 2022 · 58 min

   European immigration increases in Tasmania alongside the death count as Aboriginal people resist occupation and colonists encroach on the best land.

3. 3

   3. Episode 3

   5 Oct 2022 · 59 min

   Although the Australian Wars began with the British Government, the founding fathers of modern Australia conclude it, with northern Australia the war's final frontier.