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From ads to Oscar winners: a century of Australian animation

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imageThe Academy Award-winning penguins in Happy Feet sit in a long and distinguished history of Australian animation.AAP/Roadshow

Australia has a rich history of animation production ranging from award-winning animated shorts and animated television series to feature-length animated movies, and a vast number of animated advertisements.

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