'Great Southern Land' is one of the most enduring popular songs from the early 1980s about the nature of Australia.

While 'I Still Call Australia Home' reached only No. 72 on the charts when it was first released, it has become firmly cemented in the national consciousness.

Canberra's Birdman Rally attracted all kinds of entrants. Some entered for a lark, while others were much more serious. 

Every March from 1985 to 1992 thousands flocked to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin to witness one of the more spectacular events on the Canberra Festival program, the Capital 7 Birdman Rally.

Still from the 1985-1987 drama series The Henderson Kids, featuring Kylie Minogue as Char, and Bradley Kilpatrick as Brains.

Still from Winners (1985), episode Room to Move, starring Nicole Kidman. 

Nicole Kidman, in the tradermark curls of her early years as an actress, stars in a telemovie which was criticised at the time for 'undermining parental authority'.

Still from The Insiders: A Journey Through From S (1988), an educational film to teach high school students about tax returns and how to fill out the corresponding form.

In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance, Geoffrey Rush plays the stage manager during the Sydney Opera House finale of Gillian Armstrong's Starstruck.

An early (possibly one of the first) CD players. Top loading via a hinged transparent lid. Aluminium body over black plastic base.