Dan Sultan This young front man knows how to get a crowd rocking. Dan’s first album Homemade Biscuits contained the track Your Love is Like a Song, which won Single of The Year at the 2007 Deadly Awards. Since then, Dan has played with artists like Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody and Missy Higgins and appeared […]
2> Jessica Mauboy Jessica first graced Australian television as a shy 16-year-old on Australian Idol in 2006. She signed to Sony Music Australia before the show had wrapped, and released her debut album Been Waiting in 2008. The album earned double platinum sales and produced her first number one single Burn as well as the […]
Gurrumul Yunupingu – Rrakala The follow up to his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album of 2008, Rrakala is Gurrumul’s second solo album and sees him one again wrapping his moving voice around deeply felt lyrics. On Rrakala, Gurrumul has added some extra stylistic instrumental techniques, showcasing his talents on piano, drums and harmonies. Leah Flanagan […]
Andrew Walker – Carlton Young midfielder Andrew Walker is having a deadly 2011, eight years after being drafted by Carlton and given their No. 1 guernsey. As of Round 16, he was Carlton’s leading goal-kicker, the fifth-highest in the AFL – and he’s been dubbed “the matchwinner” by fans and media for rising above the […]
Benn Harradine Benn began to make a name for himself in the field event of discus throwing after fighting his way through to the final at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Then, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Benn became the first Indigenous field athlete to represent Australia at the Olympics, having already broken the Australian […]
Kirby Bentley A former State and National rep player in netball, after switching to Australian Rules football in 2009, Kirby has twice played at the national titles, and in June 2011, was awarded the Debbie Lee Medal as the Best and Fairest player in Australian women’s football, following the AFL Women’s National Championships in Adelaide. […]
Albert David A former Bangarra Dance Theatre dancer and choreographer, Albert has since performed choreographic works by Stephen Page, Kim Walker, Bill Pengelly, Raymond Blanco, Virginia Ferris, Jason Pitt, Vivienne Rogis and Elizabeth Dalman, performing in a number of works with her Mirramu Dance Company. In 2002 Albert performed in his own work ‘Giz’, and […]
Aaron Fa’Aoso – East West 101 Aaron Fa’Aoso plays the tough islander cop Sonny Koa in the award-winning TV series East West 101, but he is also a talented director and producer who has his own new series in the pipeline – The Straits. Aaron began his acting television career in 2006 playing Eddie Gaibui […]
Shifting Shelter 4 Acclaimed filmmaker Ivan Sen follows the lives of four young Aboriginal people in rural northwest NSW. This is the fourth instalment in the lives of Cindy, Danielle, Ben and Willie. Shifting Shelter 4 is a powerfully poignant insight into the lives of these four characters, who all have children now and are […]
On the Edge – NITV The reality series ‘On the Edge’ is about life growing up as an Indigenous teen in Sydney’s western suburbs. It is a tell-all 13-part series filmed among the fringes of public housing where a group of teens and their families open up to allow Australian audiences into their homes. Under […]
De Greer-Yindimincarlie Wiradjuri woman De Greer-Yindimincarlie is an award-winning Aboriginal artist, now living on the Sunshine Coast of QLD. With an impressive body of work spanning 20 years and being sold worldwide in places like the UK, US, Zimbabwe, Japan and Canada, it’s little wonder De won the South East QLD NAIDOC award 2008 for […]
Craig Bloxsome, Therapeutic Residential Care Program, Anglicare Tasmania Craig Bloxsome has a long history of supporting his community and promoting health and wellbeing among Aboriginal people, particularly helping to steer young people away from potential bad influences and towards positive activities. Craig worked for many years at Nowra, NSW, where he ran a surf-lifesaving program […]
Barbara Tapsell – Aboriginal & Islander Education Worker, Darwin High School NT Barbara Tapsell is an inspirational Larrakia and Tiwi woman who has worked tirelessly to empower Aboriginal people through education programs and support for almost 20 years. Barbara is an Aboriginal Education Worker at Darwin High School as well as a Director of the […]
Brian Dowd – Black on Track-NSW Brian Dowd and ‘Black on Track’ is all about creating opportunities for all Indigenous Australians to identify, accept and self-heal by taking responsibility for their life choices, and becoming empowered through self-worth. Black on Track works closely in communities with such organisations as Mission Australia, FaHCSIA and Joblink Plus, […]
Back in June, we put the call out for you to tell us who’s deadly in 2011, and we received thousands of nominations from all over the nation. Follow the links below to read all about your Deadlys’ finalists. The Deadlys class of 2011 is an amazingly talented and inspirational bunch – high achievers in […]
The knack of being in the right place at the right time is a key ingredient that goes into making any great rugby league fullback, and few players today display that uncanny try scoring instinct stronger than South Sydney winger/fullback Nathan Merritt. As of Round 20, Nathan is the NRL’s leading try-scorer, shooting to the […]
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