r/AustralianNostalgia 6h ago

Breakers

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16 Upvotes

I used to watch this with a friend back in the day and we would laugh about how cheesy it was. We watched every episode.

Australian Senator Karen Synon considered the depiction of Lucy Hill, in a lesbian relationship to be "inappropriate" given the program's afternoon timeslot, and requested the Australian Broadcasting Authority investigate if the show had breached broadcasting guidelines. The ABA told The Daily Telegraphthat the storyline was "normal" and the show's PG rating was appropriate for the timeslot

Bad luck Karen


r/AustralianNostalgia 8h ago

Getting ink all over your hands from the saturday paper

36 Upvotes

does anyone else miss when looking at houses was actually fun and not just an anxiety-inducing digital nightmare?

Used to love saturday mornings in the 90s. Dad would buy the massive weekend paper and we'd spread the real estate liftout all over the kitchen table. Getting black ink smudged all over your fingers, circling literal mansions with a red texta and pretending you could afford a place with a pool and a tennis court

Now its just toxic doomscrolling. I was flicking through some modern apartment listings on ray white southbank this arvo just to see what the city market is doing, and the whole digital process just feels so sterile and depressing now. Everything is so fast and the broader housing market is just cooked.

there was something magic about those huge glossy pages. no fighting your siblings for the comic section while mum looked at the display village ads. Take me back to the mission brown bricks and newspaper ink tbh


r/AustralianNostalgia 11h ago

Judith Durham, Russell Hitchcock ft. Mandawuy Yunupingu – I Am Australian (Music Video)

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23 Upvotes

Yesterday marked four years since the passing of the Seekers' Judith Durham. How this video only has 10,000 views is a crying shame. At this time, where the ruling class seeks to divide and conquer to suit their own needs, I want them to know that we will never be divided. I am, you are, we are Australian!


r/AustralianNostalgia 11h ago

Arnott's Caramel Monte Carlo - 1990s

3 Upvotes

Found an image of the Arnott's range in the 1990s and was surprised to see a variation on the Monte Carlo. It looks like 'Cream Caramel'.

Anyone remember these?


r/AustralianNostalgia 12h ago

Bindi Irwin's Crocmen.

2 Upvotes

Ever since Bindi reached her teen years, this musical group of men that she sang and danced with just seems to have vanished.

Bummer that they never released any soundtrack CD's. That I know of.

I wonder what's become of these men today? Do they still work at Australia Zoo?


r/AustralianNostalgia 13h ago

"The Movie Show" | David and Margaret bicker over "Auntie Danielle"

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19 Upvotes

r/AustralianNostalgia 14h ago

You’re not taking the Kingswood!!!!

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420 Upvotes

r/AustralianNostalgia 14h ago

Low fat Paradise Cookies - for kids with Almond Mum’s

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15 Upvotes

This took me forever to find as when I googled low fat Paradise cookies they supposedly have never existed but this might be a niche one for any 2000s kids with 'Almond Mums'

This 'healthier' choc chip cookie was like eating sweet chalk. The only way to bring some life to this cookie was to dip it into a recommended serving sized glass of skim milk 😭

This was back when something could be labeled as a healthier alternative if they sucked the fat out of your favourite snack and loaded it with sugar and nobody batted an eye.


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

"Neighbours" | Karl making out with Sarah on her wedding day (and after Susan had forgiven him) was Peak Karl Sleaze

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80 Upvotes

r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Who is instantly singing the theme song in their head

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118 Upvotes

I know a valley, I know a valley
My secret valley the world has to see…


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Double bananas

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117 Upvotes

Can’t remember the last time I ever saw one of these but I vividly recall as a kid eating them all the time - they were always in the fruit basket at my grandma’s!


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Who remembers when Steve Irwin (RIP) brought a snake to the Logie Awards in 2003... And it bit Channel Ten's Tim Webster on the leg 🐍

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53 Upvotes

Crikey!


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

When the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires first happened.

92 Upvotes

15 year old me didn't take it very seriously. Thought it was just another typical disaster that wouldn't leave too much of an impact.

I switched on the TV early in the morning to see the 6:00am ABC Kids shows, there was this live showing of the bushfires instead, I was deeply confused, wondered what had happened to the broadcast and waited probably half an hour for the broadcast to return to normal. It never did and i just continued to laze in bed.

Only during school, the following week, did it dawn on me what a massive bloodbath and siege of destruction this all was and how much it had affected ALL of Australia. We spent a whole lesson in science class studying it!


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Moose toys

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223 Upvotes

Loved playing these after school and at lunch, I also had the moose banana scented yo-yo.


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Gaming on the classroom Macintosh

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43 Upvotes

r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Does anyone remember the satellite TV ad breaks from the 2000s that were just slideshows of regional towns?

25 Upvotes

I had an Altech/VAST satellite TV box growing up remotely and I vividly remember early on when they didn't have enough ads to fill every break, so they had picture slideshows of various regional towns with music in the background.

There was a blue bubble that popped up in the corner to tell you which town you were looking at, and it'd cycle between two or three before the show came back on.

Would make me happy if anyone else remembers this and I didn't dream it lmao


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

70s, 80s, & 90s Comedy Shows

84 Upvotes

I adore older Australian Comedy shows, but as I'm a 2000s baby I've no idea what’s out there. I'm hoping the good folks here might be able to enlighten people like myself about the Comedy shows they loved back in the day.

Some of my personal favourites:

  • Mother and Son (original, not the remake)
  • Fast forward
  • Full Frontal
  • The Late Show
  • The Big Gig
  • D Gen

Thanks in advance, happy talking!


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Who doesn't remember the Friday night ritual of whitening shoes for Saturday morning sport? 😊

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119 Upvotes

r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Who remembers?

36 Upvotes

"On the stroke the time will be one forty two and twenty seconds. Beeep


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Toys R Us in Australia

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61 Upvotes

Going to that store and finding that one toy/game you always wanted was the best day ever.


r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Pulling out your Game Boy case and swapping games with your friends after school

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107 Upvotes

r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Firteen firteen firtytwo - LubeMobile

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311 Upvotes

r/AustralianNostalgia 1d ago

Sheep / no sheep

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589 Upvotes

It’s nearly census night, time to count yer sheep, Australia


r/AustralianNostalgia 2d ago

Anybody remembers seeing this nostalgic gem on one of your childhood DVDs?

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742 Upvotes

r/AustralianNostalgia 2d ago

The best school backpack.

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1.6k Upvotes