Where it all begun. The 1970's.

Lawrence’s career begun during the 1970’s on a well-known series called Number 96, featuring in an episode in 1972. The show was daring in its approach to topics that were still regarded as sensitive issues, questioning sexuality and common gender roles, politics and the way in which people interact. Representations of women were more experimental and honest, women could talk about their sexual identities and experiences in a positive way.

The Number 96
Uploaded by Kurvapicsa November 5th 2011

During this period in Australian film and television a new era and style was constructed, being labeled “Ozploitation”. An era in which 'the larrikin hero' would be his own successor, gratuitous sex and violence, cheaply constructed production were apparent in almost everything made during this time period. Number 96 was a series which was one of the earlier shows to display full frontal nudity, and featured a narrative that contained themes and issues often considered taboo: sexual identity, abuse, alcoholism and so on. 
With the Vietnam War still fresh in peoples minds, Governments were over run with political backlashes, a new generation of people were changing the media industry with their rebellious spirits and fight against censorship. 

The films that came out of this Ozploitation era of Australian film and television have been some of the most successful as they represented a dream concept of what it meant to be an Australian.