Cirrus@Austlit

'Writing the story of her friend Tracker Tilmouth was not only a labour of love for Waanyi woman Alexis Wright, she also knew she had to honour Aboriginal ways of storytelling.' (Introduction)

'Aboriginal duo A.B. Original have become the first hip-hop artists to win the Songwriter of the Year category at the APRA Awards in Sydney adding to the pile of awards their album Reclaim Australia has already stacked up.' 

'A Tasmanian Requiem - an ambitious musical production aimed at revealing the terrible legacy of the Black War and grieving the resultant loss - premiered in Hobart last week.'

'Bunuba woman and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar has spent her life advocating for Indigenous people. She has worked tirelessly to campaign for Indigenous languages, social justice, the advancement and empowerment of women and has been at the forefront of research and programs to identify, help treat and reduce the incidence of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).'

'There's a cello playing repetitive rhythms on the first song of the late Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's new album Djarimirri. In that first song, Waak (Crow), the song weaves together the cello with Gurrumul's voice as he sings in Arnhem Land Dhanju clan, Galpu.'

'When Yorta Yorta woman, Deborah Cheetham attended UniSA's graduation ceremony to receive her Honorary Doctorate, one of her own compositions played as music at the ceremony. '

'Gunai, Gadigal and Yuin poet Kirli Saunders has developed a new project aiming to celebrate, share and preserve Aboriginal languages and culture through poetry, music and art.'

'If you saw the webseries comedy Kiki and Kitty and the documentary Black As, and think you could come up with something just as good, then Screen Australia wants to hear from you.'