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04/01/2009

Charlie Company is one of four companies from the 51st Battalion based in the Torres Strait. It is the most racially integrated unit in the Australian Defence force - the soldiers both black and white are proudly united by the green of their camouflage uniforms.

21/12/2008

Sights Unseen is a compelling story about the short but prolific life work of Aboriginal photographer, Michael Riley, his view on Aboriginal art and his determination to bring together a solid Aboriginal arts movement before passing away in 2004. Riley not only looked at the world through another lens he wanted the world to view what he saw and how he wanted Aboriginal art to be viewed.

14/12/2008

The late Michael Riley is one of the most important contemporary Indigenous visual artists of the past two decades. Over his 20 year career he created an impressive body of work ranging from black & white portraiture to film, video and large-scale digital photography.

07/12/2008

Paul Fleming is a 20 year old, 57 kilogram, baby faced, featherweight boxer who will represent Australia at the Beijing Olympics in August. Paul’s journey to Beijing began as a thirteen-year-old when he started training in the gym set up by his father Steve at the family home in Tully, Far North Queensland.

11/01/2009
Gurrumul Pt1

Summer Series: Gurrumul-Son of the Rainbow Serpent in Sydney

Blind since birth, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, a former member of Yothu Yindi, released his first solo album "Gurrumul" in March 2008. The album hit No.1 on the Aria Independent Album Chart and No.1 on the iTunes Roots chart. The critical response to the album, primarily sung in Yolngu dialects, has been overwhelming.

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