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Saturday 03 January 2009
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Aunty Doris Pilkington is probably best known for writing a homecoming story like no other in Australian literature. But Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence is more than just a story. Since it was published, Doris Pilkington has gone on to write its sequel, her own story -- Under the Wintamarra Tree -- which she tells in the third person. Her personal journey is almost as epic as that of her mother, Molly Craig. From her birth tree on a pastoral station deep in the Western Desert, Doris Pilkington has come a long way alright.
Saturday 27 December 2008
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His debut solo album has recently been described as the most beautiful recording ever made by an Aboriginal musician. Intensely shy and blind since birth, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is an extraordinary talent who speaks through his music. In this program, Gurrumul performs two songs in his Yolgnu Matha language. You'll also hear tracks recorded live during one of Gurrumul's first concerts as a solo artist.
Saturday 20 December 2008
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It's been more than 20 years since Sally Morgan wrote My Place, a memoir of her search for identity. It was an unexpected hit with the Australian public and is now even a prescribed text in schools. In this wide-ranging conversation, Sally Morgan speaks about a new anthology she's edited, Heartsick for Country, the protection of rock art sites in the Pilbara threatened by mining and her personal journey since My Place was first published.
Saturday 13 December 2008
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Joe Ross is a Bunuba man from the limestone country west of the Kimberley township of Fitzroy Crossing. An electrician by trade, he's a strong leader in his community. Last year, he supported a call for a ban on takeaway alcohol sales, led by the Fitzroy Crossing Womens' Resource Centre. He says the ban has created a sense of hope and optimism in his community.
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