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 […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Keeping the Faith Faith Bandler’s father was one of more than 60,000 South Sea Islanders who was brought to Queensland by slave traders to work in the cane fields. There were no laws to protect them, and they were paid nothing. After 14 years, he escaped and fled to […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 An uncommon passion People can make a name for themselves in many ways, such as being a talented sports star, singer or famous actor. Sometimes, however, people become known for far different and less glamorous reasons, yet their names live on to attract reverence and admiration over the course […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Sowing the seeds of sorrow January 26 has never been seen as a day of celebration by Aboriginal Australia. But for 150 years following the invasion of Australia by white colonialists, the Indigenous community’s feelings of grief and anger remained unheard. However, by the 1930s, Aboriginal people were becoming […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Hitching a ride to freedom During the 1950s and ’60s in the United States, something big was going on – black people were standing up for their rights. After years of segregation, protest and resistance by African-Americans, justice was finally done. The American Civil Rights Act was passed in […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 90 August 2004 Thirty-two years on, the Aboriginal tent embassy still has special significance. On the afternoon of January 26, 1972, a tent appeared on the lawns in front of what is now Old Parliament House. This was the beginning of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the oldest active protest site in Australia. […]
I first was inspired to write music after hearing Mozart’s Horn concerto No.3 in year 10 of High School. I’d never been so moved by a piece of music before. I was amazed at how much just a music, even with no lyrics or specific meaning could make me ache inside with such emotion, just […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 106, December 2005 She’s got the Look An Aboriginal beauty is lighting up the international catwalk. In our July 2004 issue, we featured the fresh face of 13-year-old Samantha Harris, a finalist in the Girlfriend Covergirl Model Search competition who obviously had a big future ahead of her as a professional model. […]
Narelda Jacobs, a news reporter for Channel Ten in Perth, has never had any qualms about what she wanted to do in life. “I wanted to be a reporter ever since I was in primary school,” the attractive 28-year-old says. “Although there were no Indigenous role models in the media for me to look up […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 89, July 2004 Marion makes a difference Marion Scrymgour made political history as the first Indigenous woman to be appointed as a government minister in Australia. In December last year, Marion was sworn in as the Minister for Family and Community Services, Environment and Heritage, as well as the Minister Assisting the […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 93 November 2004 Surprise for music legend When Yothu Yindi frontman, Mandawuy Yunupingu, was announced the winner of the inaugural Jimmy Little Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, no one was more surprised than Mandawuy himself. He was actually heading out of the Opera House Concert Hall […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 93 November 2004 Home is where the heart is There can’t be much space left on Larissa Behrendt’s mantelpiece. Alongside her countless degrees, including a doctorate from Harvard Law School, and a David Unaipon award, Larissa now needs to find room for her latest prize – a Deadly for Outstanding Achievement in […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 111 May 2004 On the Cutting Edge Living Black makes the shift to prime time, with a truly deadly woman at the helm. As the face of Australia’s only national Indigenous news and current affairs program, Karla Grant is fulfilling a lifetime dream – to give Indigenous Australian a voice in the […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 89 July 2004 Head over heels When AFL footy star Che Cockatoo-Collins finally laid eyes on Delvene Parkin in the flesh, it was love at first sight. Che had first spotted Delvene’s photo in The Koori Mail in 1996, when the gorgeous Queenslander was named Miss Aboriginal Australia. He decided on the […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 89 July 2004 Stand up and be counted Living in the public eye isn’t easy. Being black and living in the public eye is even tougher. In an industry where there are so few Indigenous faces, Barbara McCarthy is a shining light for aspiring Indigenous journalists everywhere. Barbara joined the ABC in […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 96 February 2005 Picture Perfect Photographer Wayne Quilliam spreads his wings Indigenous photographer Wayne Quilliam has been making quite a name for himself across the globe with his striking, powerful images of Indigenous people. His latest exhibition, Shades of Black, was held at the Kluge-Ruhe Gallery in Virginia, USA for three months, […]
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