Yakka: Australia At Work

Season 1

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.

Where to Watch Season 1

4 Episodes

  • Soil and Toil
    E1
    Soil and ToilExplore 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.
  • Making a Nation
    E2
    Making a NationExplore 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.
  • Groundbreakers
    E3
    GroundbreakersPost-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.
  • At Your Service
    E4
    At Your ServiceThe final episode is about the services industry and the workers who have created it, sustained it and now dominate it: Australian women.

 

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