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Kyah leads Sydney to the title
Following a successful stint playing in the United States for the Boston Breakers, 23-year-old Kyah Simon has added yet another highlight to her growing list of achievements: captaining Sydney FC to a W-League Grand Final victory, setting up a goal and scoring another. Deadly Vibe: Congratulations on the Grand Final win, you must be very proud. […]
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Geale triumphs
It was a night unlike any other we’ve had in Indigenous or Australian sport. Two Aboriginal boxers, both world champions (one current and one former), facing each other in a legitimate world-title bout. This was the rematch fight fans have been waiting for, ever since Mundine handed Geale the sole loss of his pro career […]
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Students head to summer school
Students Anton Solomon and Paul Murde are from Horn Island in the Torres Strait, just north of Cape York Peninsula in North Queensland. Anton and Paul attend Tagai State College on Thursday Island and have to travel by ferry to get there each day. While other young people spend their holidays swimming and fishing, Paul […]
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New talent showcased at Tamworth
Country music has always struck a chord with Indigenous people and for six years now this link has been officially recognised by the tamworth aboriginal cultural showcase. Kicking off at midday on 21 January, the opening ceremony of the Cultural Showcase at Powerstation Park featured a line-up of top Aboriginal country talent including Warren H […]
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Our A-League stars
It’s the business end of the season in the A-League, with the finals series just around the corner, and these five Indigenous players are all set to feature prominently in their clubs’ fight for the championship. Travis Dodd Perth Glory Age:33 Position: Mid-field Travis is the most senior of the Aboriginal players in […]
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Times they are a changing
Times have changed since the new CEO of GenerationOne, Warren Mundine, was a kid in the 1960s, and he welcomes the positive shift for Indigenous people in Australia. “My father used to carry a dog tag as an Aboriginal person in Australia then, and people were made to feel shame for being who they were. […]
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Making a difference
Dr Jaqui Hughes, an Indigenous kidney specialist, is the winner of the prestigious northern territory Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year Award. Jaqui’s father’s people are Wagedagam from Mabuiag Island in the Western islands of the Torres Strait, while her Mum’s side of the family hail from around Darwin. Jaqui grew up in Darwin, […]
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Yothu Yindi inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame
Ask any person in the street who is the most famous Indigenous band we have seen in the last 20 years, and they’ll likely say Yothu Yindi. That iconic status was cemented when the groundbreaking Northern territory band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Deadly Vibe was lucky enough to catch up with […]
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More than meets the eye
Day 1 Day one was great! We were visiting Parliament House today and meeting our Members of Parliament to find out a bit more about their job. As we all arrived, we were seated in the House of Representatives and we listened as our guide explained how parliament works. Next we listened to a few […]
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Mikele Syron
Deadly Vibe: How did you get into doing charity events? Mikele: I began doing these events when my grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, she has been my main inspiration for every single fundraiser I’ve held. Although it was devastating when Nan passed away this August, it only motivated and inspired me more to reach […]
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Feeling flat?
Do you always feel tired? Feel like you are running on empty? This is a common feeling, with most people wishing they had more energy. The stress of dealing with the sheer pace of modern life seems to be a common factor when it comes to feeling sapped of energy. In order to get that […]
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Love Dreaming and Other Poems
Hot on the heels of winning the 2012 Deadly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature, poet Ali Cobby Eckermann has put out a new book: Love Dreaming and Other Poems. Consisting of previously published and new poems, it is published by Vagabond Press, based in both Sydney and Tokyo, and is expected to help Ali […]
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Quit now!
Calls from Indigenous people to smoking ‘Quit’ lines have increased dramatically from last year – up by 45 per cent – due to the introduction of plain packaging, a tobacco expert panel told a national conference in Canberra last month. Around 220 delegates from across Australia met in Canberra in December over four days to […]
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Perfect match
Nicole Muller is the coach of the Highlanders, an Indigenous women’s rugby union club in Central Queensland. After being involved with women’s rugby league and rugby for several years and seeing Indigenous women’s touch champ Bo de La Cruz recruited into the world-cup winning Australian Women’s Rugby team, Nicole Muller recognised rugby as being a […]
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Facing fear
Loss and grief counsellor and member of the Stolen Generations, Rosemary Wanganeen remembers 1987 well. She was in a women’s shelter, following family violence, and wondering how she had ended up there, yet again. “I knew that I couldn’t go into the future to find my way, but I realised I could go into the […]
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A leg-up
Acclaimed Indigenous dancer Gary Lang has just been named as the recipient of the Australia Council for the Arts’ Dance Board Fellowship – a prestigious $100,000, two-year grant. Gary says he will use the opportunity to continue working with communities in the Northern Territory, and develop his own dance works. It will also allow him […]
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