Mohawks, piercings, studs, and boots: when the punk rock scene first started in Australia, the symbols were as loud as the music.

It was a rejection of authority; a challenge to the conservative politicians and police, who pushed back hard.

But it was also a community, a generation of activists, and a scene that left a lasting musical legacy.

In her debut feature documentary, Age of Rage, Jennifer Ross has taken a look back at the Australian punk scene of the 1980s and 1990s.