Episodes

  • SBS50: Fast Facts 1975

    SBS50: Fast Facts 1975
    Mar 11 2025
    Did you know that 1975 brought Australia the biggest constitutional crisis in the nation’s history, triggered by the unexpected sacking of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam?
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    1 min
  • SBS50: Fast Facts 1976

    SBS50: Fast Facts 1976
    Mar 11 2025
    Did you know, that as a result of Australia’s low medal count at the 1976 summer Olympics, Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser established the Australian Institute of Sport to improve our international sporting success.
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    1 min
  • SBS50: Fast Facts 1977

    SBS50: Fast Facts 1977
    Mar 11 2025
    Did you know that in 1977, Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer revolutionised cricket, introducing one day games and coloured uniforms? Cricket traditionalists were shocked, but sell-out crowds lapped it up chanting "C'mon Aussie, C'mon".
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    1 min
  • SBS50: Fast Facts 1978

    SBS50: Fast Facts 1978
    Mar 11 2025
    Did you know that, in 1978, the Northern Territory was granted self-government under its own Administrator appointed by the Governor-General? A year later, the Northern Territory Parliament assumed responsibility for most state-related functions.
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    1 min
  • SBS50: Fast Facts 1979

    SBS50: Fast Facts 1979
    Mar 11 2025
    Did you know that, in 1979, multiculturalism was officially recognised as the cornerstone of Australia's ethnically diverse society? It was also the year SBS Radio extended its broadcasts to Newcastle, Wollongong, and Brisbane.
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  • SBS50: Fast Facts 1980

    SBS50: Fast Facts 1980
    Mar 11 2025
    Did you know that in 1980, Australia’s first test-tube baby was born? Today around one in six couples turn to fertility specialists for help in conceiving.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • SBS50: Fast Facts 1981

    SBS50: Fast Facts 1981
    Mar 11 2025
    Did you know that, in 1981, Australia’s economy was booming, supported by tariff cuts and a unique wage accord with unions which banned industrial conflict.
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    1 min
  • SBS50: Fast Facts 1982

    SBS50: Fast Facts 1982
    Mar 11 2025
    Did you know that in 1982, the Immigration Review Tribunal was established? The Tribunal conducts merit reviews of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s visa-related decisions which are required to be independent, fair and quick.
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    1 min