The year is almost over and the pace of industry in offices around the country is winding down. At least, it is here, which is why we’ve done this round up of the year’s video highlights.
So, if your boss asks, rather than admit to day dreaming about Christmas Day portion sizes, tell them you’re watching some highly informative video news content. It really has been a stellar year.
First up, Guardian Australia pals A Rational Fear follow Tony Abbott’s sexist remark to its logical conclusion. Fun fact: this is the most played Guardian Australia video of 2014. You remember the gaffe. No, not that one. Or that one. Not even that one. This one ...
In July, David Maurice Smith visited the remote Barkindji Aboriginal community of Wilcannia, New South Wales. Smith’s work explores the difficulties faced by the remote community and also looks at the cultural fabric that remains in the face of those challenges.
MIA fans might recall her collaboration with a group of young MCs from the same community back in 2008.
In 2014, Guardian Australia’s coverage of the “inherently toxic environment” of Manus Island asylum seeker detention centres maintained a high profile. This video is arguably its most powerful component.
Speaking exclusively to Guardian Australia, former director of mental health Dr Peter Young says privately contracted medical staff take a “walk of shame” when entering the Manus Island centre, because they cannot speak out against the inevitable harm being caused.
Next up, with inter-community tension elevated following the Martin Place siege, it seems apt to revisit this candid, street-level report from the Sydney suburb of Lakemba. It had been lashed in the media this year as an Islamic enclave, unwelcoming to outsiders and a hotbed of extremism – but what do residents think?
This year, Brisbane seemed to be all about the G20, which – if you’re still wondering – is handily explained here. However, away from the media and diplomatic spotlights, the state of Queensland has been undergoing radical political reform and experiencing unprecedented threats to civil liberties.
The LNP government’s law and order campaign has targeted motorcycle clubs, which in turn have unsuccessfully challenged them. The new laws include targeting tattooists, adding up to 25 years to some jail sentences, and bans on clubhouses or public meetings of groups of more than two.
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