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Permit changes to be reversed in NT
After the permit system was scrapped as part of the coalition government’s controversial intervention into NT Aboriginal communities last year – draft laws reversing the changes will be introduced into Parliament this week. Under legislation introduced by the coalition last year, anyone would have been able to access common areas of Indigenous communities without a […]
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Back Home
Deadly Vibe Issue 109 March 2006 Wild, Wild West Editor-in-Chief Gavin Jones takes a trip Back Home, and discovers another side to Sydney. It’s as telling as Schindler’s List. And it all happens in a Blacktown backyard with a barbeque, a basketball and an acoustic guitar. It’s Back Home, part of the Sydney Festival and […]
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Maude’s Great Advice
Name: Elizabeth Maude Olbor Elizabeth Maude Olbor, or Maude as she is known to her friends, has lived almost her whole life in the small Cape York community of Hopevale. At the moment, Hopevale is dry, dusty and hot, and when it rains it floods. Well, that’s according to Maude, and personally she couldn’t think […]
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Rick Farley
Deadly Vibe Issue 112 June 2006 Passing of a True Hero The reconciliation movement was heartbroken to hear of the passing of one of its heroes, Rick Farley, last month. “˜The lives of Aboriginal people are better off for all that Rick did,” Chairperson of the NSW Reconciliation Council, Greg Davison, said in a statement. […]
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Gary Foley
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Many of us have seen those powerful black and white images of protests during the 1960s and 70s. Pictures depicting passionate, young black men and women, marching in unison, holding flags and banners aloft while raising their fists and shouting their slogans. Awe-inspiring images that take us back to […]
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Laurel Is Tops
Name: Laurel Hutchinson Laurel Hutchinson of Kempsey is already raising eight kids but she doesn’t mind if more of them drop in or come to live with her for a while – she just really, really loves kids. Laurel, who turns 34 this month, has packed a lot in to her busy life, but she […]
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Rhoda Roberts
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Across the Airwaves Saying it loud and proud ” Broadcaster of the Year in 2005. The shocked expression that crossed Rhoda Robert’s face as she was announced Broadcaster of the Year at the 2005 Deadly awards was perhaps the only one in the house. For everyone else, it was […]
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McCrae Sisiters (Original Sapphires)
Deadly Vibe Issue 97 March 2005 Sapphires shine on The real gems that sparkle behind the musical hit The Sapphires. The recent hit musical, The Sapphires, starring Deborah Mailman, Rachael Maza, Lisa Flanagan and Ursula Yovich, tells the story of four talented young sisters from country Victoria who dream of stardom. Their Motown singing sister […]
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Toni Janke
Deadly Vibe Issue 94, December 2004 A capital idea Gold Coast singer-songwriter Toni Janke spent her early years growing up in Cairns, but her favourite memories are of Canberra, where she lived from the age of 10 until she finished high school. ” Dad got another job working for the government,” Toni says, explaining the […]
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Chris Sarra
Story: Chris Sarra The people of Cherbourg in Queensland have witnessed a remarkable transformation at their primary school over the past five years. Cherbourg State School principal Chris Sarra doesn’t like to say it’s all down to him – he credits much of the radical change to his excellent teachers and to the students themselves […]
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Indigenous Intrudaz
Deadly Vibe Issue 107 January 2005 Intrudaz Alert Indigenous Intrudaz win big at Musicoz 2005. Queensland hip hop crew Indigenous Intrudaz have taken out the 2005 Musicoz Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander award. The crew were presented with their award at a huge ceremony at Wollongong’s WIN Entertainment Centre on Thursday, December 1. The ceremony […]
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Brolga Model Management
Stylin’ Up They’re young, black, deadly . . . and gorgeous. The recent international success of stunning young Aboriginal model Samantha Harris has brought the fashion industry’s attention to the unique beauty of Australia’s Indigenous people. Samantha is certainly not the first Aboriginal model to find fame in the modelling industry ” Miss Aboriginal Australia […]
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Casey Donovan
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Casey’s Coup It was another victorious night at the Opera House for Casey. Casey Donovan was once again the Queen of the Sydney Opera House on Thursday, September 22, taking out not one, but two Deadly awards at the spectacular ceremony. Casey opened the show with a dazzling rendition […]
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Total Fire Plan (Bush Fire)
Bushfires are a fact of life in Australia ” are you prepared? Every summer we hear about bushfires threatening the homes and lives of people all over Australia. You may have even witnessed a bushfire before. If you live in an area that is at risk of bushfires, you need to be prepared, and have […]
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Singing Their Praises
NSW honours the work of two outstanding Aboriginal women. There are hundreds of unsung heroes out there who dedicate their lives to improving the health of Aboriginal Australians. Some of these people work tirelessly at their local Aboriginal Medical Services. Others dedicate their lives to research. No matter their life’s work, every one of these […]
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Gilbert McAdam
One of AFL’s past legends, Gilbert McAdam is well known around the country for his footballing achievements. Starting out in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) with Souths at age 11, Gilbert cut his teeth during the late 1980s in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Winner of the prestigious Magarey Medal as a […]
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