I Was Actually There

Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race Tragedy. The 1998 race was a moment when nature asserted its dominance. Five yachts sank and hundreds of sailors were pulled into a brutal fight for survival.

Fairlie Arrow Abduction Hoax. When a nightclub singer disappeared from her Gold Coast home in 1991, the tabloid media went to town. Arrow was reported as abducted by “an obsessed fan”.

Cronulla Riots. On a hot December day, racial tensions boiled over at Sydney’s Cronulla beach. The fuse had been lit a week earlier by an altercation between lifesavers and men “of middle eastern appearance”.

The Dismissal. Fifty years ago, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr. The government was dissolved and an election called.

Terrorist Attack. How did it feel to watch from the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center, as the first 9/11 plane hit the building opposite?

Black Saturday Bushfires. Ppersonal stories from survivors, first responders and community members who faced the catastrophe.

Beaconsfield Mine Disaster. The small Tasmanian mining village of Beaconsfield became the centre of a global media storm when a mine collapse a kilometre underground killed Larry Knight and trapped two others.

Woomera. A demonstration against indefinite mandatory detention at Woomera detention centre attracted more than a thousand concerned citizens from all over the country. But the protest took an unexpected turn.

The Beatles. When The Beatles flew into Adelaide, they had no idea that the biggest crowd they would ever witness was waiting for them.

Nicky Winmar. It’s a day etched into Australian sporting folklore for all the wrong reasons. A moment on a footy field where Nicky Winmar, a proud Noongar man, called out racism.