Best known for her appointment as Australia’s first female Premier in Victoria in 1990, Joan Kirner has a long history of working towards gender equality and social justice spanning five decades. In this intimate bio-doc, Kirner shares stories of the challenges and motivators of leadership in community and political spheres. Kirner has been has been pivotal in the areas of education reform, the formation of the first Landcare groups, affirmative action for women in government and was co-founder of EMILY’s List.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2001441
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Victoria - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women in politics
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy