The friendship between an Aboriginal boy and a white girl raises issues of race in a touching story of two families who seem to have nothing in common ... until danger strikes and forces them to face their prejudices

Now a classic of Aboriginal drama, No Sugar is the spirited story of the Millimurra family's stand against government 'protection' in 1930s Australia.

In blazing heat, a stolen Mini hurtles towards Sydney. Inside, three unstable teenagers from the country—Snake, Aspro and Dean—plan a future that will begin when they collect Aspro's accident compo from the Department. Sparks fly. Tensions escalate. Twilight approaches…

It's election night 1969. Don and Kath hope that there will be a change of government, and give a party to watch the results. As the tide turns against Labor, the good cheer palls and the faded ideals and disappointed hopes of the characters begin to show.