The “this is democracy manifest” meme has been officially placed into Australian history, as it now has a place in the ...

Thirty-five years after declaring his arrest “democracy manifest”, Jack Karlson’s iconic public defence has gained national ...

An iconic clip of a man's arrest in Australia after eating "a succulent Chinese meal" is to be preserved in Australia's ...

More than 30 years on, Jack Karlson’s viral outburst has been officially recognised as a true piece of cultural folklore.

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A variety of iconic Australian recordings are added to the Sounds of Australia collection, as part of an annual update by the National Film and Sound Archive.