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ISSUE NO. 10
May 2025
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Rainbow Serpent

By
Donny

Worimi people, 2024

Donny (Worimi people) ‘Rainbow Serpent’ 2024, Acrylic on canvas

Donny is a proud Worimi man and likes spending his time doing dot art. Donny completed this painting while incarcerated at Borallon Training & Correction Centre in Queensland. The paintings are of the rainbow serpent, which represents a powerful creator deity, often seen as the spirit of waterholes, responsible for shaping the land, providing life and maintaining the balance of nature.

Donny is a proud Worimi man and likes spending his time doing dot art. Donny completed this painting while incarcerated at Borallon Training & Correction Centre in Queensland. The paintings are of the rainbow serpent, which represents a powerful creator deity, often seen as the spirit of waterholes, responsible for shaping the land, providing life and maintaining the balance of nature.

Artwork From The Torch – Issue No. 23

By The Torch

Two new artworks from First Nations artists.

Mob

ISSUE NO. 23

2 MIN READ

‘Keep Your Spirit Strong and Healthy’: Q&A With Hannah McGlade

Interviewed by About Time

In this interview with About Time, Hannah discusses what motivates her and her message to Mob in prison around the country.

Mob

ISSUE NO. 23

3 MIN READ

Artwork From The Torch – Issue No. 22

By The Torch

Two new artworks from First Nations artists.

Mob

ISSUE NO. 22

2 MIN READ

‘Justice For Jeffrey’: Family Pushes For Answers at Coronial Inquest

By Denham Sadler

A coronial inquest into the death in custody of proud Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar has ended after two weeks of hearings.

Mob

ISSUE NO. 22

2 MIN READ

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