Actively Radical TV — Sydney community television's progressive current affairs producers tackle the hard issues from the activist's point of view. CTS Sydney (UHF 31), every Sunday, 9-11pm. Ph 9565 5522.
Access News — Melbourne community TV, Channel 31, has excellent coverage of industrial, environmental and community actions throughout Victoria. Access News broadcasts every Monday at 8pm. Ph 9633 6976.
Dust — The SBS "Unfinished Business — Reconciling the Nation" theme week continues with this short drama by award-winning writer/director Ivan Sven. Dust tells the story of how five people come together in a dust storm in a desolate cotton field. SBS, Friday, June 2, 8.30pm.
Where Two Rivers Meet — A drama about a chance meeting between Clive, a white banker, and Rory, a disillusioned Nyoongar lawyer, many years after their childhood conflicts. SBS, Friday, June 2, 9pm.
The Habits of New Norcia — A documentary that recounts the harrowing experiences of children, now adults, who return to the New Norcia Aboriginal Mission in Western Australia. The Benedictine Monastery, 130 kilometres north of Perth, is now a popular tourist attraction, but until 1973 the mission was home to generations of Aboriginal "orphans". "An orphanage without orphans", says former inmate Ivan Hayden. "Most of us were brought here at random, and ... for nothing." SBS, Saturday, June 3, 7.30pm.
Road — Road is a drama about four young Aboriginal people from Sydney's Redfern. SBS, Saturday, June 3, 9.05pm.
We're not Lost — A documentary presenting positive impressions of contemporary Tasmanian Aboriginal culture. The battle against the myth that there are no Tasmanian Aborigines continues. ABC-TV, Sunday, June 4, 1pm.
Quiet Revolution — In 1900, one in three working women in Britain was a domestic servant. Fifty years later the occupation had all but disappeared. Latest figures show it is again on the rise. ABC-TV, Sunday, June 4, 11.20pm.