Yakka: Australia At Work
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.
Cast: Gregory J. Fryer
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Season 1
4 episodes
1. 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.PGCC57minNov 21, 2023
2. 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.PGCC59minNov 28, 2023
3. 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.PGCC57minDec 5, 2023
4. 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.PGCC56minDec 12, 2023
Yakka: Australia At Work
20231 season4 episodesReturning Series
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Robert Perry
- Created by
- Michael Bluett, Alan Erson, Holly Trueman, Serge Ou
- Cast
- Gregory J. Fryer
- Studio
- WildBear Entertainment, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
