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Nathanael Scott

Nathanael Scott

Nathanael Scott is a senior developer with the Visual Stories Team at The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and WAtoday.

The top 50 Australian movies of all time: The logo over judges posters

The readers have spoken: These are their favourite Aussie films

Our readers had their say on our list of the top 50 Australian films of all time. See what movies they voted for.

  • Lindy Percival, Nathanael Scott and The Visual Stories Team

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Top 50 Australian movies of all time: A collection of the judges with logo.

Meet the judges who chose the top 50 Australian films of all time

Whether they’re working behind or in front of the camera, or just sitting before a screen, our 24 judges are among Australia’s most passionate and informed moviegoers.

  • Lindy Percival, Nathanael Scott and The Visual Stories Team
The top 50 Australian movies of all time:  The logo over judges posters

Browse the movies in our top 50 list by category

Our top 50 Australian films have been labelled accordingly. Just click on one, or a combination of genres, to narrow down your search for the film to suit your mood.

  • Lindy Percival, The Visual Stories Team and Nathanael Scott
Top 50 Australian Movies cover. A collage of the movies in the top 50 list.

The top 50 Australian movies of all time

Australia’s contribution to movie-going is as old as cinema itself. With the help of 24 experts, we list the best 50 Australian films of all time.

  • Lindy Percival, Nathanael Scott and The Visual Stories Team
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Do you work too hard? How many hours people in your job work a week

How do your weekly work hours compare to those of others in your job? Use our online interactive tool to explore the data and see how you stack up.

  • Craig Butt, The Visual Stories Team and Nathanael Scott
Polling booths in Sydney and Melbourne in the 2025 federal election.

Interactive: See how your polling booth voted in this election

How did your booth vote in this election? Explore our interactive to see how the votes were cast.

  • Nathanael Scott
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A chart showing the redistribution of votes in Bennelong, 2022

Inside the count in Australia’s most marginal electorate

Preferential voting is described as a strength of Australia’s electoral system, but how does it work? We track every vote and every round from the last count in the ultra-marginal seat of Bennelong.

  • Angus Delaney, Nathanael Scott, Richard Lama and The Visual Stories Team
Electorate seat finder

Interactive: How close is the race in your electorate? Everything you need to know

Search for your electorate, or simply put in your address to see the race in your seat, a demographic profile, voting history and the full results from 2022.

  • Daniel Carter, Nathanael Scott and The Visual Stories Team
City of Yarra candidate Stephen Jolly has created an alliance of more than 10 independents under the banner Yarra For All.

‘It’s like an outbreak’: How ‘quasi-parties’ will influence your council’s election

We surveyed local election candidates across 31 Greater Melbourne councils. Some didn’t tell us they were members of interest groups. See what your candidates said.

  • Rachael Dexter and Nathanael Scott
Ranjit Singh, a candidate for the City of Melton council election, is concerned by the state of local roads.

Traffic jams and potholes: See how local election candidates plan to fix roads in your area

Use our interactive to find out what local election candidates in Greater Melbourne will do to fix roads in their areas if elected.

  • Angus Delaney and Nathanael Scott