Australia on Trial is a thought-provoking new series that provides snapshots of colonial Australia through the prism of three pivotal and controversial criminal trials. At stake were not just the lives of the defendants, but the very morals and identity of Australia and its people. Combining courtroom drama with stylised flashbacks of the crimes, the series provides a unique take on how...

Australia on Trial is a thought-provoking new series that provides snapshots of colonial Australia through the prism of three pivotal and controversial criminal trials. At stake were not just the lives of the defendants, but the very morals and identity of Australia and its people. Combining courtroom drama with stylised flashbacks of the crimes, the series provides a unique take on how Australia's national identity has evolved - and how the moral, social and political questions raised by these three trials still resonate in the present day.