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Michael Cook
Sunshine Coast artist Michael Cook has just won this year’s Deadly Award for Visual Artist of the Year. Michael’s work is noted for its re-interpretation of colonial Australian history from an Indigenous point of view, and while his work has sometimes been controversial it is always beautiful. He is an artist with a unique photographic […]
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Brian Dowd
MY NAME IS… Brian Dowd. MY POSITION IS… Business owner and founder of Black on Track, a program that won the 2011 Deadly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment. MY MOB IS… the Gamilaroi Nation from northwest NSW in a place called Coonabarabran. I LIVE IN… Newcastle, NSW, though my […]
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Joelene Puntoriero
This month›s Young Achiever is an Indigenous science scholar, who has won the prestigious Mulpha Leadership Award at an International Science School. Joelene Puntoriero from Noonamah near Humpty Doo, NT, was selected for the award from 150 of the world’s top secondary-school science students who attended the renowned Professor Harry Messel International Science School (ISS). […]
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A Great Start in Life
Children develop quickly between the ages of three and five and make many major breakthroughs in their use of language and motor skills, as well as developing their social and intellectual skills. A quiet achiever who delights in working with this age group is Suzie Lawson at Gyndarna preschool in Dareton, on the Murray river […]
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Help’s at Hand to Further Your Education
Would you like some help to continue your education or move away to study at TAFE or university? Or are you still not sure what you want to do after school? If the answer is yes, then read on for a list of programs and web resources to help you with your post-school study and […]
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Strong foundations: Learn today, lead tomorrow
Noongar woman and Human Rights Lawyer Hannah McGlade put her hand up to become an Indigenous Education Ambassador to promote the importance of education “because we are still Closing the Gap in educational outcomes for our people.” Like other Indigenous Education Ambassadors across Australia, she draws on her own educational experiences to motivate and, hopefully, […]
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Lentils: A Cheap Source of Protein
Lentils are from the food group called pulses or legumes, which includes beans, nuts and peas. They are one of the oldest domesticated foods with evidence showing they were eaten by humans up to 19,000 years ago. Like all of the foods in this group, lentils are a cheap source of protein. In parts of […]
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Wild Rice and Lentil Salad
This salad makes a very healthy all-round meal with heaps of flavour and crunch. It will also last for days in the fridge, so make a batch at the beginning of the week and you’ll have lunch for several days. You can also have it with tinned tuna for a high-protein meal. Lentils, wild rice […]
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Be Kind to Your Kidneys
Indigenous Australians are suffering from “the silent killer”: chronic kidney disease. We are also missing out on transplants and are more likely to be put on dialysis a new report says. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released the report on kidney disease in Indigenous people on 16 September. Chronic kidney disease is […]
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Moving forward
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker of the Year, Muriel Jaragba is passionate about her work in mental health on Groote Eylandt. After a decade of working with her people, her commitment and drive to help those with mental health ‘sickness’ is just as strong as it was when she started. “What drives me […]
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From humble beginnings
Twenty-two-year old Australian Wallaby and soon to be Melbourne Rebel, Kurtley Beale is the toast of Australian Rugby at the moment after a stellar 2011 season that saw him win the John Eales’ medal and play at his first World Cup. While Kurtley has set the rugby world on fire with his unique talent, his […]
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Game, Set & Match
Australian and international tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley was honoured at the 17th Deadly Awards with the Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport. Accepting her award from the Ella family, Gary, Mark, Glen and Marcia, Evonne recalled her humble beginnings in Barellan, NSW. As a child, she used the […]
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Best of Both Worlds
When you’re onto a good thing, stick to it, or so the saying goes, and after two decades in the performance business, Stephen Page and Bangarra Dance Theatre can certainly attest to being onto a very good thing. During that time, Stephen and a select number of cultural mentors and talented dancers have helped transform […]
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Orange Medical Service
Orange Aboriginal Medical Service (OAMS) is a community owned and operated organisation that’s been successfully providing medical and primary health-care services to the diverse Orange district since 2005. Orange is a large city in central-western NSW, with a population of 42,000 (2001 Census). About 3.9 per cent of the population identify themselves as being of […]
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In the Studio with Ngaratya
Ngaratya is a Sydney-based duo, comprising sisters Alicia and Emily Johnson. They have just released their debut ep, together, with help from music NSW’s Whichway project. So far, in their short career, they have met taboo from the black eyed peas and even performed for HRH Prince William. Deadly Sounds: In the studio this week, […]
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High Flyers: 2011 AFL highlights
Looking at the full-year statistics, the huge impact of Indigenous players on the ladder is obvious. For starters, Aboriginal players accounted for over 10 per cent of senior players’ lists, which is incredible for a community that represents only 2–3 per cent of the Australian population. Put it another way: Indigenous players are four times […]
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