The Australian Wars

The Australian Wars Season 1

TV Show"The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been largely kept silent — until now."

Season 1 Plot

Rachel Perkins journeys across the country to explore the bloody battles fought on Australian soil and the war that established the Australian nation, seeking to change the narrative of the nation.

The Australian Wars Season 1 aired on September 21st, 2022.

Season 1 Episodes

1. Episode 1

September 21st, 202257 min

The story of Australia's first wars, calling for the nation to acknowledge the First Peoples who died in these conflicts and for the Australian War Memorial to recognise them.

2. Episode 2

September 28th, 202258 min

European immigration increases in Tasmania alongside the death count as Aboriginal people resist occupation and colonists encroach on the best land.

3. Episode 3

October 5th, 202259 min

Although the Australian Wars began with the British Government, the founding fathers of modern Australia conclude it, with northern Australia the war's final frontier.