The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

TV Movie
1986
1h

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The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back (1986)

John Pilger tells of their struggles of indigenous Australians as they were driven from their lands and he follows events throughout this century as they relate to Aboriginal rights.John Pilger tells of their struggles of indigenous Australians as they were driven from their lands and he follows events throughout this century as they relate to Aboriginal rights.John Pilger tells of their struggles of indigenous Australians as they were driven from their lands and he follows events throughout this century as they relate to Aboriginal rights.

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John Pilger

Self - Presenter

Vince Forrester

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Mario Fredericks

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Bob Hawke

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(archive footage)

Fred Hollows

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(as Professor Fred Hollows)

Yami Lester

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Bobby Randall

Self

Freda Thornton

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Margaret Tucker

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(archive footage)

Gough Whitlam

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(archive footage)

Director
- Alan Lowery
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- John Pilger
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Documentarian John Pilger has said: "Australia is a secret country with a secret history".

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Edited into Terror Nullius (2018)

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All Around the World the Same Song

I Saw the John Pilger written and directed documentary "The War on Democracy" and then I knew I needed to see more films by this man. There are many, but I had to start somewhere, so I decided to start chronologically. He had other productions before this one, but this title immediately grabbed me.

What's sad about this documentary is that none of it is the least bit shocking or surprising. It's the same story all over the world where colonialist British are concerned. They came in, saw dark "uncivilized" people, and decided that it was their God given right to take the land. The indigenous people who suffered and died as a result are just collateral damage. This type of takeover has had many names. In the U. S. it was labeled "Manifest Destiny" at one point.

"The Secret Country" is 36-years-old and I wonder what is the current day plight of the Aborigines. I only hope that with people like John Pilger out there disseminating the truth, the Aborigines can get some semblance of rights, land, and self-determination.