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ISSUE NO. 20
March 2026
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I’m Proud to Say I’m an Aboriginal Man

By
Matthew

Matthew writes from a prison in NSW.

'Lizard and Snake Dreaming' by Stephen Feeney, acrylic on canvas, available on Boom Gate Gallery

I’m sick of doing crime

I’m sick of doing jail

It’s time to put pen to paper

And send this in the mail

As I currently sit in jail

Bathurst jail I am

I’m an Aboriginal man from Wellington

And Wiradjuri is my clan

I grew up on Nanima mission

What a perfect place to go fishing

Kicking back on country

On my home land

I’m proud to say

I’m an Aboriginal man

I’m sick of doing crime

I’m sick of doing jail

It’s time to put pen to paper

And send this in the mail

As I currently sit in jail

Bathurst jail I am

I’m an Aboriginal man from Wellington

And Wiradjuri is my clan

I grew up on Nanima mission

What a perfect place to go fishing

Kicking back on country

On my home land

I’m proud to say

I’m an Aboriginal man

Artwork From The Torch – Issue No. 21

By The Torch

Two new artworks from First Nations artists.

Mob

ISSUE NO. 21

2 MIN READ

Artwork From The Torch – Issue 20

By The Torch

Two new artworks from First Nations artists.

Mob

ISSUE NO. 20

2 MIN READ

Impact of Jail Time on Aboriginal People

By Geoff

Being in a space that does not acknowledge, respond to or understand you can be deeply challenging.

Mob

ISSUE NO. 20

2 MIN READ

Walking on History: Sharing Culture and Country

By the Teelack Brothers

It all has a history. So just take a second to think on how old that could be and where it came from or even who or how it could have got there.

Mob

ISSUE NO. 19

3 MIN READ