Business and economics

History

Modern history

9-10

11-12

Classification: General

In this episode we delve into what defines Australian workers attitudes and those that pervade the various levels of management. It also challenges the concept of "cultural/business cringe", particularly in relation to America, highlighting the example of the Holden Motor Company.

Media Arts

English

Business and economics

Ethical Understanding

Personal and Social Capability

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

Directed and presented by journalist Ellen Fanning, this six-part series looks behind the scenes of some of Australia's best-known journalists and reveals the anguished ethical judgements they make, the power they wield and the fine line they walk between privacy, decency and the public's right to know.

Media Arts

English

Business and economics

Ethical Understanding

Personal and Social Capability

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

Episode Two considers the question: Does it matter whether journalists are objective in their interviews? We take the audience to the offices, control room and set of ABC TV's 7.30 Report with presenter Kerry O'Brien. We also hear prominent interviewers, Maxine McKew, Sydney ABC Radio's Sally Loane and the director Ellen Fanning talk frankly about interviews in which they "crossed the line" and broke the rules which govern such engagements.

Media Arts

English

Business and economics

Ethical Understanding

Personal and Social Capability

7-8

9-10

Classification: General

In this episode we enter the tabloid world of early evening commercial current affairs programs and explore the impact of the race for ratings on what viewers see and hear.

Media Arts

English

Business and economics

Ethical Understanding

Personal and Social Capability

7-8

9-10

Classification: General

Episode Four considers how frontline news photographers answer the question "how far do you go"? We follow two photographers on a tense but entertaining assignment: covering the funeral of a Sydney underworld identity. We hear stories from those who made agonising ethical decisions about what images to publish following the September 11th terrorist attacks ABC Radio's current affairs reporter Rafael Epstein re-examines his decision to report a horrifying, unsubstantiated story during the East Timor crisis of 1999.

Media Arts

English

Business and economics

Ethical Understanding

Personal and Social Capability

7-8

9-10

Classification: General

Episode Five looks at the taboos in journalism, the stories that are not broadly told. Leading journalists Maxine McKew, Ray Martin, Andrew Rule and Brisbane's Tony Koch talk about the pressure on reporters to censor themselves when reporting on black violence in Aboriginal communities. Finally, we hear the stories of two journalists - one well known, one lesser known - who have struggled with the ethics of chequebook journalism.

Media Arts

English

Business and economics

Ethical Understanding

Personal and Social Capability

7-8

9-10

Classification: General

Episode Six takes viewers inside the daily operations of a popular tabloid newspaper. The film-makers were granted virtually unlimited access to reporters and photographers on the Sydney News Limited publication The Daily Telegraph. The result is a forensic look at how this cheeky tabloid publication deliberately set out to grab the political agenda in the 2003 New South Wales election campaign.

Ethical understanding

Personal and social capability

Civics and citizenship

Business and economics

Geography

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

Imagine a group of men from tough backgrounds who try to make their living as labourers, miners, and security guards in post apartheid South Africa. Now imagine this same group of men donning their Pierre Cardin suits and engaging in underground fashion shows every Saturday night for prizes, and more importantly - self-respect. Danish filmmaker Jeppe Ronde's The Swenkas takes its title from the name by which these men are known.

Business and economics

Personal and social capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

Success seminars have become one of the 21st century's growth industries. Many Australians now feel that a much better life could be just a seminar away - and they are willing to pay big money to be put on the fast track to success. It is estimated that more than 250,000 Australians have attended wealth creation events alone.

Business and economics

Personal and social capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: General

Rick Otton knows a thing or two about real estate dealmaking. But that hasn't stopped the man who later became a controversial property market author spending more than a $150,000 on the books, tapes, and seminars of a host of real estate gurus since 1997.

Business and economics

Personal and social capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: General

If you want to find your spirit without having to surrender your material possessions, then Brendan Nichols could be your man. As a self-proclaimed expert in 'holistic success' Brendan's mission is to put people from the mainstream on the fast track to spirituality.

Business and economics

Personal and social capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

Tonight's episode looks at Ian Hutchinson, a 'Lifestyle Strategist' who gives weekend 'lifestyle makeover' workshops for groups of private individuals as well as 50 keynote presentations a year to large corporations.

Business and economics

Personal and Social Capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: General

Wall St Warriors takes a timely and riveting look at the lives of those who work on the world's most famous stock exchange. The forces that drive these diverse people during their stressful hunt for riches are laid bare in insightful, behind-the-scene glimpses of the beating hearts and minds of Wall Street.

Business and economics

Personal and Social Capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

This documentary series explores the lives of those who choose to make their living on the most legendary street in America. By following the stories of 16 people who battle daily to gain wealth for themselves and their clients, the show uncovers the culture and tactics of 21st century Wall Street while exploring the tension and personal struggles these individuals face everyday.

Business and economics

Personal and Social Capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

This documentary series explores the lives of those who choose to make their living on the most legendary street in America. By following the stories of 16 people who battle daily to gain wealth for themselves and their clients, the show uncovers the culture and tactics of 21st century Wall Street while exploring the tension and personal struggles these individuals face everyday.

Business and economics

Personal and Social Capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

This documentary series explores the lives of those who choose to make their living on the most legendary street in America. By following the stories of 16 people who battle daily to gain wealth for themselves and their clients, the show uncovers the culture and tactics of 21st century Wall Street while exploring the tension and personal struggles these individuals face everyday.

Business and economics

Personal and Social Capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

This documentary series explores the lives of those who choose to make their living on the most legendary street in America. By following the stories of 16 people who battle daily to gain wealth for themselves and their clients, the show uncovers the culture and tactics of 21st century Wall Street while exploring the tension and personal struggles these individuals face everyday.

Business and economics

Personal and Social Capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

This documentary series explores the lives of those who choose to make their living on the most legendary street in America. By following the stories of 16 people who battle daily to gain wealth for themselves and their clients, the show uncovers the culture and tactics of 21st century Wall Street while exploring the tension and personal struggles these individuals face everyday.