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2006 Winners
align=”center”> Most Promising New Talent in MusicSharnee Fenwick Single Release of the YearLonesome But Free – Troy Cassar-Daly Album Release of the YearUnder the Mango Tree – Pigram Brothers Band of the YearTroy’n Trevlyn & The Tribe Artist of the YearTroy Cassar-Daly Lifetime Achievement Award MusicRoger Knox Excellence in Film or Theatrical ScoreDavid Milroy – […]
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2007 Winners
align=”center”> Most Promising New Talent in Music Sharon-Lee Lane Single of the YearDan Sultan – Love is Like a Song Album Release of the YearKev Carmody – Cannot Buy My Soul Band of the YearBlack Image Artist of the YearJessica Mauboy Lifetime Achievement Award MusicJimmy Little AAPRA Song of the YearTroy Cassar-Daley – Going Back […]
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Our Mob 08 (August 2 – September 7)
For the third consecutive year, Adelaide Festival Centre is proud to present Our Mob, a statewide celebration of remote and regional South Australian Aboriginal artists, on display in the Festival Centre Artspace and foyers from 2 August – 7 September 2008. Exhibited during the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival, the exhibition features work by […]
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Gurrumul (October 20-21)
An intimate concert of songs that lament, uplift, inspire and may even bring you to tears. Blind from birth, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is a quiet but deep well of musical creativity and expression. Gurrumul is from the Gumatj nation, his mother from the Galpu nation both First Nations peoples from north east Arnhem Land. A […]
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The Black Arm Band – Hidden Republic (October 24-25)
Two of Australia’s foremost musical forces come together for an historic musical event that celebrates songs of hope and resistance from the open heart of Australia’s contemporary Indigenous music. Since the stunning national response to murundak that had its world premiere as part of the 2006 Melbourne Festival, The Black Arm Band has experienced huge […]
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Mathinna (May 16 – August 23)
Bangarra Dance Theatre continues to resonate world-wide as an acclaimed contemporary dance company of unique style committed to the traditions of Indigenous culture. In 2008 Bangarra Dance Theatre presents Mathinna, an exhilarating brand new work by Stephen Page. Inspired by a young girl’s journey between two cultures, Mathinna traces the history of a young Aboriginal […]
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Ngarukuruwala: We Sing Song (July 13)
Presented in association with the Darwin Festival The Studio will celebrate a fusion of two cultures in its largest musical project ever. Fifteen members of the Wangatunga Strong Women’s Group from the Northern Territory will unite with five Sydney musicians for one show only on Sunday, July 13. Ngarukuruwala: We Sing Songs will combine the […]
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Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (July 11&12)
Presented in association with Skinnyfish Music “Yunupingu has a voice which is so beautiful and so emotion-laden that it invests every song with a passion and pathos which are quite overwhelming.” Sydney Morning Herald Never before has there been such buzz and excitement around an Indigenous musician as there is surrounding Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. Both […]
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Hip hop and pop come together (June 6-9)
Sydney singer-songwriter Jane Walker joins veteran hip hop duo Street Warriors on stage at this year’s Dreaming Festival in Woodford from June 6-9 It’s an unusual move for Street Warriors, Deadly Award-winning rappers, given the apparent gulf between them in background and musical styles. But it makes perfect sense, says Abie Wright, aka Predator, who […]
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Straight Shooter (March 2008)
After establishing himself as one of Australia’s premier photographers, Wayne Quilliam is ready to take on the world. If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwards. After 15 years as a photographer and artist, Wayne Quilliam believes the secret to longevity in the highly competitive world of photography is constantly challenging and reinventing yourself an […]
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Soweto Gospel Choir – African Spirit Tour (April 24 – June 25)
Heralded as the most exciting group to emerge in world music in recent years, the two-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir is returning to Australia to tour its brand new show, African Spirit, nationally from 24 April to 25 June 2008. A sell-out success in August last year when it premiered at the Edinburgh Festival […]
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The Anoushka Shankar Project (June 15)
Heralded around the world for her unique sound and style, award-winning sitar player Anoushka Shankar is set to make her Australian and New Zealand debut in June 2008. Often connected by the media with her father, the legendary sitar virtuoso and composer Ravi Shankar (who inspired The Beatles in the 1960’s) and her half-sister, pop […]
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The 2008 Deadly Funny Grand Final – you’ll laugh your MOOM off! (April 5)
The Melbourne Comedy Festival is deadly serious about developing the art of comedy across all the country. In that spirit we welcome you to the Deadly Funny Grand Final. Deadly Funny is a comedy competition for Indigenous Australians. Continuing on from the success of 2007 in Victoria, Deadly Funny will also have representatives from Perth […]
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PM announces tailored approach
After setting a target of 10 years to halve the literacy and numeracy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children, the Prime Minister has stated that there will be no a one-size-fits-all solution to the issue. The PM has also made a commitment to ensure that four-year-olds in remote Aboriginal communities have proper access to pre-school […]
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Cherisse Buzzacott
Story: She’s TER-iffic! A student from the Northern Territory records a top TER. Finishing year 12 is a pretty deadly achievement. All those years of school, the hours of study required to pass, the pressure and the stress of those final exams – it’s a wonder anyone manages it at all. But one young woman […]
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Kidney disease – Prevention is better than cure
The incidence of kidney failure in some Aboriginal communities is 30 times that of the national average. Don’t let it happen to you. Kidney disease in Indigenous communities is now been proclaimed as a “national tragedy”, according to Kidney Health Australia. The only way that this tragedy can be reversed is through early detection and […]
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