Cirrus@Austlit

'... Thanks to a collaborative effort involving the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, he and 12 other kids from the "spinifex country" communities of Tjuntjuntjara, Mount Margaret and Menzies produced a book, The Goanna Was Hungry, which they read in front of hundreds of other children as well as many a noted author. ...'

'Have you ever found a letter, a pressed flower, a photograph, or something entirely unexpected stuck between the pages of a book? The items that readers leave behind—whether it's accidental or deliberate—became the inspiration for one author's story of love in a second-hand bookshop. ...'

'For over a decade, actor and Indigenous leader Jack Charles has been banned from going to prison to mentor inmates. Until now. ...'

'The last time filmmaker Bob Connolly was in the Papua New Guinea Highlands, he was caught up in one of the bloodiest tribal wars in the region's history. That was 25 years ago. Now, Connolly has returned to the Highlands to catch up with the key characters from his award-winning trilogy of documentaries centred on the Leahy family, made with his late partner Robin Anderson in the 1980s and 90s. ...'

'Regional Australia could reap hugh economic benefits from hosting film and television production, industry groups say, with central and western Queensland promoting the region for film locations. ...'

'On Murray Island in the Torres Strait the Meriam people have a song about the stars and the change of seasons. ...'

'Perth singer Gina Williams is committed to preserving the Noongar language through music, and a chance meeting with The Church's Steve Kilbey led to them unexpectedly performing an Australian classic together. ...'

'Months of gruelling outback survey work involving helicopters, boats and long treks on foot is helping to piece together the history of Indigenous rock art scattered across thousands of caves and cliffs in northern Western Australia. ...'