Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988), a hilarious documentary film about the introduction of cane toads to Australia and part of a rich history of documentaries from down under.Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988), a hilarious documentary film about the introduction of cane toads to Australia and part of a rich history of documentaries from down under.Documentary filmsFrom ‘rats’ in politics to cane toads in Queensland via ice-bitten tragedies in Everest and Antarctica, we round up the best documentaries from Australia Read More...
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