aboriginal
Uncle Rick Nelson
April 7, 2020 | troublemagDeep Trouble PODCAST
with Dr Mark Halloran
Uncle Rick Nelson is a Jaara Jaara Elder whose homeland is the land of Dja Dja Wurrung people. Uncle Rick’s father is Uncle Brien Nelson, who is a significant figure in the Dja … Read More
Deep Trouble #9: Prof. Bain Attwood
November 6, 2018 | troublemagwith Dr Mark Halloran Or listen on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher
Professor Bain Attwood has published extensively on the history of colonialism and indigenous history. His latest book, The Good Country (Monash University Publishing): “eschews the generalisations … Read More
Greetings From Beyond the Pale: The Tanami Track
April 1, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
Time to bid a fond farewell to Nyiripi and continue my lonely quest. The Kimberley beckons with the allure of the exotic and the unknown. The bitumen road from Alice Springs to Kununarra is a giant dog-leg … Read More
Greetings from Beyond the Pale: A Death in the Family
February 3, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
I am still at Nyiripi, way out in the Western Desert. Paul and Clair are the ‘gudia’ (whitefellas) that run the place. The Walpiri reckon gudia are like Toyotas. They go really well to start with, but … Read More
Greetings from Beyond the Pale: Hunting & Gathering
December 2, 2014 | troublemagBen Laycock
No sooner have we arrived than l am invited on a genuine, authentic, real, live, traditional hunting expedition with real, live, genuine, traditional blackfellas. I felt like all my Christmases had come at once.
We all pile … Read More
Pitcha Makin Fellaz: a multi-voiced monologue
May 23, 2014 | troublemag
The pitcha makin fellaz are a deadly mob of handsome, easy going, passionate young men who paint and write together on a regular basis in Ballarat. Formed in 2013, artists in the group are William Blackall, Ted Laxton, Peter-Shane … Read More
Uz vs Them
November 1, 2013 | troublemagby Richard Bell
The Castlemaine Local and International Film Festival (CLIFF) (21–24 Nov) is off to a strong start, playing host to three of artist Richard Bell’s recent works for it’s inaugural run at Theatre Royal. CLIFF is showing … Read More