28 September 1983 will always be remembered by the community in Roebourne, WA by the death in custody of 16-year old John Pat. The 30th anniversary of this event was marked by the launch of a compilation album, Murru and is the result of over two and a half years of music workshops run by Big hART in the Roebourne Regional Prison and the community.
When Elise Hull began training to get in shape, she didn’t think that a year later she would be running in the New York Marathon
Of late, artist Karla Dickens has been spending a few afternoons every week at the local tip. It’s not the kind of place you would imagine starting a piece of artwork from, but to use her words, right now is not a good time to be selling art. “Times are tough,” she says, “they have a shop at the tip and I collect different things there that I find interesting to work with.”
Deadly Vibe’s resident sporting legend and analyst, Claude Williams shared some thoughts on last night’s big night of boxing
James ‘Jimblah’ Alberts’ star is rising fast. With his latest and much-anticipated album gaining quick traction among fans, he has already begun work on another one in-between touring
Over the course of her 25-year career so far, it’s been obvious that Lou Bennett has music embedded in her DNA
Venture back to 2001 when we talk to Bangarra Dance Theatre composer David Page about what he was up to all those years ago
Meet Yirrmal Marika, a young Yolngu man with a fierce and raw talent for music
Patricia Foley is a proud owner of Sabai at Bellarine, a health and wellness retreat at Barwon Heads in Victoria
There is less than one month to go until all analog free-to-air television will be switched off across the Remote Central and Eastern Australia (RCEA) switchover area
Ngangwurra means heart is an exciting new production by Australia’s powerhouse of contemporary Aboriginal music Black Arm Band
Seventeen-year-old Chern’ee Sutton has achieved more in the art world in a short time than some artists do in a lifetime
With the interchange of seasons some of us may have toned down the exercise, others may be tuning it up with summer just round the corner
Canberra schools have added traditional Kabi Kabi game Buroinjin to their sports curriculum
Darwin woman Sekur Clayton is blogging her experiences to the world through the No Smokes website
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