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Lisa Michl
Lisa Michl draws on her homelands and her culture for inspiration. Her work is known nationally for its beautifully coloured earth tones and the intricate marks or lines that form delicate yet often bold designs. She describes her art as a way of mapping country, and of sharing the knowledge of significant places and stories […]
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Benny Walker
MY NAME IS… Benny Walker. MY POSITION IS… Singer/Songwriter. MY MOB IS… Yorta Yorta. I LIVE ON… Echuca, which is on country for me. The population here is around 15,000. BRIEF HISTORY… My grandfather was born on the Cummeragunja Mission. Cummeragunja was an Aboriginal mission established in 1881 on the NSW side of the Murray […]
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Alex Wilson
From Murray Bridge in South Australia, 17-year-old Alex Wilson is a current player for the Adelaide Lightning in the WNBL, and she has just been named in the Australian Under-18 women’s basketball team. Deadly Vibe: How did you get started in basketball? Alex Wilson: I started playing basketball when I was four years old, my […]
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Bound For Adventure
Recently, 27 indigenous students, from the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation’s partner schools across NSW and QLD, took on a week-long outward bound wilderness adventure in the Namadgi national park, act. The students came back raving about how many new friends they made and how much they learnt. Taking students away from their usual environment and […]
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Changing Places
Moving away from home for the first time for many young people can be really exciting, but not knowing anyone in a new town can also be pretty daunting. Having to support yourself financially and study without family support can be even tougher. The Indigenous Youth Mobility Program (IYMP) makes the transition of moving from […]
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Community Peacekeeper
Western Australian of the Year and Indigenous Education Ambassador, Senior Sergeant Travis Lupton has been described as a community peacekeeper. Rising swiftly through the ranks of the WA police force, Travis saw an opportunity to stop domestic violence in his own community when he became the officer in charge at Fitzroy Crossing. “I was born […]
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Spinach Thing!
Somewhere between a frittata and a quiche, this bake is easy to make, tasty and your kids will love it! Serves 4 INGREDIENTS Olive oil 1 onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, crushed 2 rashers of bacon, diced Big bunch of spinach (with stalks removed, well washed and chopped ) 1 x 200g chunk of feta […]
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Spinach
A plant that’s native to Persia (that’s modern-day Iran), Spinach was introduced to China in the 7th century before making its way around the world. It grows in soft soil and is rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Calcium, which is great for cleansing and purifying the body. In 1870, Dr E Von Wolf […]
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No Bones About It
Bones play many roles in the body. They provide structure, protect organs, anchor muscles, and store calcium. Getting enough calcium and exercising builds strong bones, improves bone mass and may reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life. BONE DENSITY Bone density is a medical term referring to the amount of matter there is in […]
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Wujal Wujal’s Quiet Achiever
Aboriginal health worker Alice Tayley is held in high regard by her co-workers at Wujal Wujal primary health care clinic in far north Queensland. When she was nominated for a 2011 deadly award, her colleagues described her as a quiet achiever and committed to providing primary health care to the community. When Deadly Vibe spoke […]
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Born to Ride
You might not be familiar with saddle-bronc champion Sam Spreadborough, but the Americans and the rest of the world certainly are! Sam’s made it to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the second year running. The Wrangler Finals are rodeo’s world championships. To compete, you need to be in the top […]
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A Life In Protest
Michael Anderson is an Aboriginal activist with a long career of defending people’s rights. From 1969 he was a leader in the Australian Black Power movement and was appointed by his peers as the first Aboriginal ambassador to white Australia after he and three comrades (BERTIE WILLIAMS, Billy Craigie AND Tony Coorey) established the Aboriginal Tent […]
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Life in the Fast Lane
Patrick Johnson has just arrived at the Gadigal Information Service office in Redfern, Sydney, for a live interview with Deadly Vibe on the ‘Black Gold’ sports radio program. The location is literally a stone’s throw from where he works: the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence. Patrick has […]
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In The Studio With Nathan Foley
Rhoda Roberts: Many of us will remember you, Nathan, from Hi-5, an incredible young group that really changed the face of music for our children, but you had worked for many years before that – is that fair to say? Nathan Foley: Absolutely. I’ve known what I wanted to do since I was five. I […]
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2011 Sports Round Up
NRL player Anthony Mitchell has expressed his desperation to play for the Indigenous side at next years All Stars match to NRL.com. Anthony is currently locked in a three-way battle with Travis Waddell and Joel Romelo for the hooking role going onto the late stages of Indigenous All Stars team voting, and described his All […]
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Higher Learning Booklet
A booklet highlighting the success of Indigenous graduates at Griffith University is now available to Indigenous secondary-school students. Titled, Aspire-Inspire-Achieve, the booklet aims to inspire Indigenous students to follow in the graduates’ footsteps and complete their tertiary education. “Over the past year I have been interviewing a selection of recent and past graduates and collecting […]
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