▁The ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Film ▁Corporation ▁ins isted ▁seven ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁be ▁cut ▁out ▁for ▁over se as ▁release . ▁ ▁News front ▁was ▁ultimately ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁DVD ▁release ▁of ▁News front ▁brings ▁one ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁histor ically ▁la ud ed ▁films ▁to ▁a ▁world wide ▁audience . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁production ▁history ▁is ▁expl ored ▁in ▁a ▁DVD ▁comment ary ▁featuring ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁cast ▁and ▁crew . ▁DVD ▁ex tras ▁include ▁" The ▁Last ▁News re el ", ▁Australian ▁News re el ▁No . ▁ 2 0 3 2 ▁directed ▁by ▁Kar en ▁Bor ger ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Other ▁extensive ▁DVD - ROM ▁study ▁materials ▁include ▁an ▁in - depth ▁production ▁history , ▁an ▁archive ▁of ▁reviews , ▁and ▁a ▁detailed ▁account ▁of ▁News front ' s ▁DVD ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁News front ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 , 5 7 6 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁in ▁Australia , ▁which ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁$ 6 , 7 1 3 , 7 6 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁dollars . ▁David ▁El f ick ▁estimated ▁the ▁film ▁recovered ▁its ▁costs ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁opening ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁W on ▁A FI ▁Awards ▁ 1 9 7 8 : ▁Best ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁Cost ume ▁Design ▁Best ▁Ach iev ement ▁in ▁Edit ing ▁Best ▁Ach