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Talking Recognition
Celebrity Indigenous chef Mark Olive, Aboriginal author Dr Anita Heiss and Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan have teamed up with the likes of Hugh Jackman and many more inspiring and well-known Australian celebrities to become ambassadors for National Reconciliation Week, which starts on May 27 and ends June 3. “Reconciliation is about recognising what Indigenous […]
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In the running
The Yabu Band and country singer/song writer John Bennett will square off for honours in the Indigenous Act of the Year category at this year’s WAMi Awards in Perth. Yabu Band, comprised of brothers Delson and Boyd Stokes, will be shooting for their fourth consecutive WAMi in the Indigenous category – an outstanding achievement given […]
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Through my eyes
Am I Black Enough For You is the lastest offering from author and proud Wiradjuri woman Dr Anita Heiss. this memoir styled story is witty, at times hard hitting, but most of all a must-read on identity and how we are all shaped by our heritage and history, our upbringing from birth, and our families. […]
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Aunty Barb Egan
Muthi Muthi Elder Barb Egan has spent most of her life along the Murray River at Robinvale. As such the Murray holds a special place in her heart, which she expresses in a new exhibition called River Woman, now on at the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre in the Melbourne Museum. Aunty Barb Egan is many […]
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Jimmy Little: One of a kind
From the moment his classic hit, ‘The Royal Telephone’, swept the nation in 1963, Jimmy Little became the very public face of Aboriginal Australia – and one of our most treasured icons. In this Deadly Vibe tribute, Col Hardy, Graham ‘Buzz’ Bidstrup and Shellie Morris share their recollections of our beloved travelling troubadour. A great […]
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On the road again
My name is Mayrah Sonter, proud Wiradjuri woman and head of events for Vibe Australia. I have the privilege of travelling throughout the country with the National Vibe 3on3® Basketball and Hip Hop Challenge (the Vibe 3on3®) and the Vibe Alive festivals. Last year I visited 12 communities, met thousands of kids, and worked alongside […]
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