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University of Melbourne has been gifted one of the largest collections of Aboriginal cultural heritage by the family of Professor Donald Thomson.

‘This is for all Australians’: Invaluable Aboriginal cultural collection reunited

At a time when petty theft and grave robbery were rife in anthropology, Donald Thomson was distinctly respectful. His UNESCO inscribed collection is the result.

  • Will Cox

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Birrunga Wiradyuri and Kathryn Fisher at the smoking ceremony for the QueensPlaza installation on October 1. Aunty Kathy is an Aboriginal elder born and raised at the Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve. She now lives in Brisbane.

‘I’m still an outsider’: A path from a childhood in denial to lighting up the CBD

Birrunga Wiradyuri says his ancestors made him wait to rediscover his culture. But when the time was right, he picked up a paintbrush and never looked back.

  • Courtney Kruk
Jon Bell created The Moogai, the first film about the Stolen Generations that was written, directed and produced by a First Nations team.

‘I made this movie for the stolen mob’: A horror about historic wrongs

The Moogai offers a perspective on the Stolen Generations that has been sorely missing in mainstream Australian cinema.

  • Nell Geraets
Ilbijerri Theatre’s Big Name, No Blankets is performed at a Melbourne prison.

‘So hungry for something beyond four walls’: The musical bringing joy to prisons

Ilbijerri Theatre’s Big Name, No Blankets wowed audiences at the big festivals in Sydney and Melbourne. Now it’s winning over the toughest crowd of all.

  • Karl Quinn
“As an Aboriginal person, you’re meant to be really spiritual and connected. For most of my life, I couldn’t say that was true for me.”

For Indigenous artist Jonathan Jones, even painting a landscape is ‘political’

The Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man on engaging with nature and each other – and a favourite NSW bushwalk.

  • Benjamin Law
Jean Paul Gaultier and Grace Lillian Lee in Paris.

A First Nations artist’s week with Jean Paul Gaultier

The chance to work with a fashion legend was one Grace Lillian Lee could not pass up.

  • Jane Rocca
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Barkaa has done it tough and come out the other side. But her daughter still thinks she’s cringe.

Rapper Barkaa wants ‘white men to be very scared of me’. This is her victory lap

From a troubled teenager to artist of the year, Barkaa is now living her best life, but she still has no interest in making people feel comfortable.

  • Meg Watson
Paul Bong’s Swords and Shields will feature eight swords and 10 shields, including two towering

Swords, shields, spheres: The First Nations art in Brisbane’s Lightscape

The immersive, illuminated 2km trail through Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens is back – and this year, it features works of two North Queensland First Nations’ artists.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
“That picture of Gina, that was just my way of seeing Australia’s richest person. That’s straight from the heart.”

‘Wow … It touched her’: Vincent Namatjira on that Gina Rinehart portrait

The Archibald Prize-winning painter on Australia’s richest person, his idols and his most valued possession.

  • Benjamin Law
Steph Tisdell.

‘What are you willing to sacrifice?’ The upshot for comedian Steph Tisdell

The stand-up comic, actor and screenwriter on advice for school-leavers, the importance of quelling self-doubt – and the harsh reality of political systems.

  • Benjamin Law

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