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Yakka: Australia at Work - Episode Guide

Season 1

Soil and Toil

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2023 (57 min)

Soil and Toil

Explore 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.

Making a Nation

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2023 (59 min)

Making a Nation

Explore 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.

Groundbreakers

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2023 (57 min)

Groundbreakers

Post-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.

At Your Service

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2023 (56 min)

At Your Service

The final episode is about the services industry and the workers who have created it, sustained it and now dominate it: Australian women.

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