Explore Media

Explore Media is a curated educational video platform delivering high-quality documentaries, films, television series, news archives, and screen education resources. Integrated with Informit Explore, it supports seamless learning and research; enabling educators and learners to move effortlessly between video, analysis, and authoritative content that deepens understanding and engagement.

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Trusted by schools and libraries Australia wide

Curriculum-aligned video, connected to trusted research

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Engage learners with video

Engage learners with film, television, and documentary content that brings diverse perspectives to life; from Indigenous histories to global science.

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Understand the news

Help students think critically about the world around them with over 1.3 million news stories dating back to 2007, supported by activities that teach them to analyse reporting and recognise bias.

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Analyse key screen texts

Developed in partnership with ATOM and ACER, Informit’s interactive Screen Guides support deeper analysis of film and television through curated clips, related articles, and scaffolded discussion questions, activities, and extension tasks.

"By bringing together video, scholarship, and teaching resources in one place, Explore Media is how we bring Australian stories and research to life where it matters most: in the classroom."

Jessica Darnell
Product Manager

Supporting teaching across a wide range of subjects

Indigenous Studies

Films and documentaries exploring First Nations perspectives, including NITV News: Nula, with Screen Guides for titles such as Charlie’s Country and Rabbit-Proof Fence.

Science and Environment

Documentaries and programs covering scientific ideas, discovery and the environment.

English and Literature

Explore film adaptations of classic and contemporary literature, and engage with Screen Guides for key texts like Romulus, My Father and Whale Rider.

Media, Communication and Journalism

Feature films, television series, documentaries and 18 years of news and current affairs, from Insiders and Q+A to Foreign Correspondent. Screen Guides on key Australian titles such as The Castle and Muriel’s Wedding.

History and Politics

Documentaries and news archives as primary sources for historical and political research, with Screen Guides on figures such as Eddie Mabo and Malala Yousafzai.

100,000+ ad-free educational films and documentaries

A growing collection of over 100,000 documentaries, films, and television programs, carefully curated for teaching, learning, and research with age-appropriate content access.

Over 1.3 million individual television news stories

Gain a historical and multi-perspective understanding about the world with the largest archive of Australian television news stories from 2007 to today.

Media literacy support

Teachers can use contextualised television news stories with guiding questions and activities to develop critical thinking, detect bias, and analyse real-world issues, all aligned with the AMLA Media Literacy framework.

Interactive Screen Guides

Supporting guides for selected films and programs provide background information, discussion questions, clips and related articles and videos all aligned with the Australian Curriculum

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Documentaries, films and television programs

1.3M+

News and Current Affairs Stories

18

Years of Australian News Archives

100+

Australian & International Broadcasters

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On Demand Access

Designed for teaching and learning

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Aligned with key educational frameworks

Resources are aligned with the Australian Curriculum and the AMLA Media Literacy framework to support learning outcomes and classroom practice.

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Flexible classroom use

Teachers can create clips, bookmark favourites, and share controlled-access links with students for restricted video programs.

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School-friendly content controls

Flexible controls allow educators to manage access, ensuring content is suitable for students.