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Dalarinji Project

The Dalarinji Project invites all Australians to celebrate the living culture at the heart of our nation, and to more closely examine the issues affecting the country's First Peoples. 'Dalarinji' means 'ours, yours, everyone's' in the language of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.

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Dalarinji Project

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