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Watch Deadlys videos online
Our video team will be shooting all the action in the lead-up to the main event, including interviews with finalists and performers
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Do you have a winning design?
This year at the 2013 Deadly Awards you have a chance to win one by entering the Deadly Dressed competition
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Deadlys Comedy Gala
Three of Australia’s top Indigenous comedians will open the Deadlys show at the Sydney Opera House on 10 September
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Deadlys show hits high notes
Deadlys organisers are tipping this year’s Deadlys Award’s night to be one of the best yet
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Deadly Dressed 2013
The Deadly Dressed competition is back on at this year’s Deadly Awards to be held at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 10 September 2013.
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Vote now!
ABC TV’s gripping, award-winning drama Redfern Now is a multiple finalist across the acting and television categories in the 2013 Deadly Awards.
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New Deadlys Science Award
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in science and technology roles across the country are being encouraged to enter the…
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Are you a deadly role model?
Each year the Deadlys showcases the best of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent who are role models for our community, for Australia and particularly our young people. In 2013 and across 28 award categories there’ll be the achievers – those who’ve shown what it takes to strive for excellence in their field whether it […]
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Thelma’s Deadlys boost
Singer/songwriter Thelma Plum has gone from strength to strength in the past year, releasing her debut six-track EP Rosie following her 2012 Deadly for best emerging talent. Since the homemade demo of Father Said and her Deadlys® win, Thelma has recorded her debut EP with Tony Buchen (John Butler/Washington) in late 2012. In the past […]
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The journey continues
An exhibition of the works of the founding members of the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative opened late last year to celebrate the cooperative’s 25th anniversary. It was a huge event, with more than 500 people turning up to pay homage to this amazing cultural institution. The exhibition, called Ripple Effect: Boomalli Founding Members, features works […]
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Bo de la Cruz walks the walk
She’s our 2012 Deadly female sportsperson of the year. She’s a national champion, a former Northern Territory sportsperson of the year, World Cup player and now triumphant Australian women’s Rugby Sevens team member. Her achievements are many and deserved. Bo de la Cruz is a role model and mentor in the truest sense of the […]
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Health check
John Corowa’s long career in Aboriginal health was recognised at the 18th Deadly Awards when he became the 2012 Aboriginal Health Worker of the Year. “Receiving the Deadly was a great achievement for me and a very humbling experience. I was proud and honoured to be recognised after 15 and a half years in Aboriginal […]
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Healing the Spirit
Since the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008, the Healing Foundation has been engaging with communities and funding healing initiatives, but there is more work ahead, Chair of the Foundation Florence Onus says. In 2012 the Healing Foundation supported The Deadlys’ Lifetime Contribution Award for Healing the Stolen Generations. The award is designed […]
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Saluting the Sapphires
Receiving the Jimmy Little Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Music was an emotional moment for three of the original Sapphires on the Deadlys stage – Lois Peeler, Laurel Robinson and Beverly Briggs. The original Sapphires came to prominence in the 1960s, back in the days when being black in Australia meant […]
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Shane Howard: Still Standing on …
When Shane Howard recorded “Solid Rock” in 1982 with Goanna, little did he know it would be the start of a journey that would last MORE THAN 30 years. A visit to Uluru in 1981 inspired the original song and now he has re-recorded it as ‘Solid Rock – Puli Kunpungka’, which includes the voices […]
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‘On ya bike’ say The Medics
While touring in a rock band may not be ideal for your health, with lots of takeaway food and sitting on a bus, Queensland rockers The Medics make the most of their time on the road and try to stay in shape when they can. The Medics put on a very intense physical and emotive […]
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