Yakka: Australia At Work

2023
Yakka: Australia At Work

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Soil and Toil Nov 21, 2023

Explore how since the Second World War, Australian agriculture has had to adapt to survive in changing global and domestic economies, a volatile political landscape, and face the challenges of an unpredictable climate.

EP2 Making a Nation Nov 28, 2023

Explore how Australia was transformed from an agricultural economy into a manufacturing one & how this workplace revolution ended 40 years later amidst public acrimony, inflation, an oil crisis & the rise of the Free Market.

EP3 Groundbreakers Dec 05, 2023

Post-war Australia: the miner. From the 1949 coal miners' strike to the 'Axe the Tax' demonstrations in 2010, the Aussie miner has exerted huge political influence on the workplace and the country.

EP4 At Your Service Dec 12, 2023

The final episode is about the services industry and the workers who have created it, sustained it and now dominate it: Australian women.
5.5| en| Documentary
Synopsis

From working the land, to digging up minerals, from manufacturing to the services industry, Yakka: Australia At Work explores how work has shaped Australia from the Second World War to the present.

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