Bastard Boys(2007)

Bastard Boys is an Australian miniseries that dramatizes the 1998 waterfront dispute, one of the country's most contentious labor conflicts. Broadcast on ABC in 2007, the series chronicles the bitter standoff between dockworkers and shipping companies that paralyzed Australian ports and divided the nation. The acclaimed script captures the tension, ideology, and human cost of the industrial action through the eyes of workers fighting to protect their livelihoods. Winner of the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Television Script, Bastard Boys combines political drama with intimate character work to explore a pivotal moment in Australian labor history.

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