The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
Directed byAlan Lowery
Written byJohn Pilger
Produced byAlan Lowery
StarringJohn Pilger
Release date
  • 21 May 1985 (1985-05-21) (UK)[1]
Running time
53 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back is a 1985 television documentary made for the British Central Independent Television company by writer/presenter John Pilger and producer/director Alan Lowery.[2] It details the persecution of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders throughout Australia's history.[3]

  1. ^ Hayward, Anthony (2008). Breaking the Silence: The Television Reporting of John Pilger. London: Network. p. 362. (no isbn; included with John Pilger box set)
  2. ^ "The Secret Country: the First Australians Fight Back". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ ""8 July 2014, 9pm The Secret Country shown on NITV"". Respect & Listen. Retrieved 24 December 2014.