indigenous
The Queen Must Die!
February 10, 2019 | troublemagAn Australia Day Reflection (satire)
by Ben Laycock
I don’t celebrate Australia Day, because l am a traditionalist. The blackfellas have a long tradition of not celebrating Australia Day, dating back many thousands of years. It is this ancient tradition … Read More
Sticky Beasts
December 8, 2018 | troublemagTREADING LESS AGGRESSIVELY IN THE WORLD
by Helen Kelly
It’s Sticky Beast time of year! This tradition is slowly but surely taking root as a seasonal celebration. In our land without snow for snowmen we make do with sticky weed.
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
Deep Trouble #4: Uncle Rick Nelson
October 17, 2018 | troublemagwith Dr Mark Halloran Or listen on iTunes or Spotify
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 … Read More
Black Mist Burnt Country
October 5, 2016 | troublemagA Burrinja national touring exhibition project that commemorates the 60th anniversary of the British atomic test series at Maralinga, SH Ervin Gallery, Watson Road/Millers Point, The Rocks (NSW), 24 September – 30 October 2016.
IMAGES … Read More
1787
September 3, 2016 | troublemagExtract from 1787: THE LOST CHAPTERS OF AUSTRALIA’S BEGINNINGS
by Nick Brodie
NOT A PROLOGUE
Australia’s history did not start in January 1788. However habituated we have become to telling it this way, our national story did not … Read More
Greetings from Beyond the Pale: Carol
November 5, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
After fully immersing myself in the various mud-baths on offer around Derby, it is time to move on. Always time to move on. I am approaching my final destination …
I set off many moons ago … Read More
Greeting from Beyond the Pale: Derby – City of Mud
September 1, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
We bid a fond farewell to Fitzroy Crossing and its quaint country pub and head for Derby (pronounced Derby), the once bustling capital of all the Kimberley, now but a faded replica of its former self. Derby … Read More
Greetings From Beyond the Pale: Fitzroy Crossing
August 1, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
We bid a fond farewell to the Mary River and head south till we hit the Fitzroy River; the longest river in the Kimberley and one of the last wild rivers on earth: No dams, no diversions, … Read More
Greetings From Beyond the Pale: A Gathering of the Clans
July 3, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
PART 9: A GATHERING OF THE CLANS
What have l stumbled upon here? Part conference, part corroboree. There are mobs from Beagle Bay and one Arm Point, Kolumbaru on the Timor Sea, Oombulgari, Yakanarra, Jigalong, Lajamanu. Turns … Read More