Ben Mendelsohn and Zoe Carides star in a very '80s tax explainer

When the financial year ends (which is end of June in Australia), it's tax time! Get razzed for the ‘BYO biro party’ with this hilarious and weirdly charming tax-education clip from The Insiders, a series made by Film Australia in 1988 to teach high-schoolers how (and why) to fill out their tax forms. Watch baby-faced Ben Mendelsohn, Zoe Carides and Paul Gleeson in a gloriously retro share-house setting – complete with lopsided posters, a kitchen-table snare drum, and a tax-time jam sesh that feels like Neighbours meets Public Service Announcement.

🎬 Ben Mendelsohn would go on to Hollywood fame (most recently in Star Wars: Andor), while Zoe Carides shone in Death in Brunswick – but here, they’re all about that biro life.
💥 Don’t get all raged out, gang – hit play and enjoy the ultimate 1980s tax hype reel.

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Title: The Insiders - A Journey Through Form S
NFSA ID: 1350884
Year: 1988
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