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Death in Custody on Palm Island 12 May 2008 - Media Release - A new book, written by a journalist who closely followed the story of the death in custody of Mulrunji on Palm Island in 2004, is calling for the full release of compelling evidence which is still being kept secret. |
| Indigenous voices and stories echo down the centuries 7 May 2008 - ABORIGINAL literature begins with the simple words, "Sir, I am very well. I hope you are very well," in a 1796 letter from the English-trained Bennelong. It continues with the contemporary, award-winning fiction of Tara June Winch, 25, one of the Herald's 2007 Best Young Australian Novelists. |
| Carpentaria, by Alexis Wright 25 April 2008 - From its opening lines, Carpentaria is never going to be your average novel. Starting before time began, it explains how the land was made: "The ancestral serpent, a creature larger than storm clouds, came down from the stars, laden with its own creativity..." |
Unfinished Business: the Australian formal reconciliation process |
| Wright writes rights 3 February 2008 - Aboriginal author Alexis Wright has spent a lifetime fighting for her people. The Australian novelist Alexis Wright spent some time with students of the Jadavpur University department of English last week. They knew that the 57-year-old lady of the Waanyi peoples wasn’t quite your regular author, that she had spent most of her life as an activist and researcher working for Aboriginal rights and Indigenous government. |
| Alone on the soaks – the life and times of Alec Kruger 17 December 2007- IAD Press Media Release - Stolen Generations survivor and storyteller Alec Kruger, writer Gerard Waterford, and Indigenous Publisher IAD Press have been honoured by the announcement that Alone on the soaks – the life and times of Alec Kruger has been chosen as the winner of the 2007 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Arts Non-Fiction Award, announced at a ceremony in Sydney on December 10th. |
| Alone on the Soaks – The Life and Times of Alec Kruger wins Arts Non-Fiction Human Rights Award for 2007 10 December 2007 - HREOC Media Release - The 2007 Human Rights Arts Non-Fiction Award has been presented to authors Alec Kruger and Gerard Waterford for their book Alone on the Soaks – The Life and Times of Alec Kruger. |
| Aboriginal Lit 18 November 2007 - The New York Times - When “Carpentaria,” Alexis Wright’s epic novel about Aboriginal life, appeared last year, readers in Australia were slow to warm to its magisterial yet colloquial voice, which transformed the oral tradition of the country’s indigenous people into a swirling narrative spiked with burlesque humor and featuring a huge cast of eccentric characters. |
| Aboriginal author takes home Queensland Premier's award 12 September 2007 - Aboriginal author Alexis Wright may have to invest in a new award cabinet soon. |
| Past imperfect 18 August 2007 - The Guardian (UK) - Over tea on the 15th floor of a London hotel, Kate Grenville tells a story about driving into the bush with a group of Aboriginal women. When they arrived the women sank to their knees and began digging for witchetty grubs with small, sharpened crowbars. Grenville did her best to copy but couldn't find any grubs, and when she asked what she was doing wrong they didn't help her. |
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