▁younger ▁brother ▁Frank ▁Mag u ire ▁wel comes ▁any ▁alter ations ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁life ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁around ▁him . ▁ ▁Events ▁covered ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁include ▁Robert ▁M enz ies ' ▁return ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Australia , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁refer endum ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁Post - war ▁imm igration ▁to ▁Australia , ▁the ▁comb atting ▁of ▁the ▁rabb it ▁pl ague , ▁the ▁Red ex ▁R eli ability ▁Tri al , ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Hunter ▁Valley ▁flo ods ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁introduction ▁of ▁television ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Main ▁cast ▁▁ ▁Bill ▁Hunter ▁as ▁Len ▁Mag u ire ▁ ▁Wend y ▁Hugh es ▁as ▁Amy ▁Mack en zie ▁ ▁Ger ard ▁Kennedy ▁as ▁Frank ▁Mag u ire ▁ ▁Chris ▁Hay wood ▁as ▁Chris ▁H ew itt ▁ ▁John ▁E wart ▁as ▁Charlie ▁ ▁John ▁Clay ton ▁as ▁Cl iff ▁ ▁Ang ela ▁P unch ▁McG reg or ▁as ▁F ay ▁ ▁Don ▁C ros by ▁as ▁A . G . ▁Mar wood ▁ ▁Bry an ▁Brown ▁as ▁Geoff ▁ ▁Mark ▁Hold en ▁as ▁Len ' s ▁new ▁assistant ▁ ▁D rew ▁F ors y the ▁as ▁Bruce ▁ ▁Ray ▁Me ag her ▁as ▁Len ' s ▁second ▁brother ▁ ▁Bruce ▁Sp ence ▁as ▁Red ex ▁trial ▁driver ▁ ▁Brian ▁B lain ▁as ▁Fred ▁ ▁J ude ▁K uring ▁as ▁Geoff ' s ▁wife ▁ ▁John ▁F laus ▁as ▁Father ▁C ough lan ▁ ▁Tony