ISSUE NO. 21
APRIL 2026

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C.Stewart (Wiradjuri) ‘'Court' in a Trap’ 2023, acrylic on canvas

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ISSUE NO. 11
June 2025

The Strength Within: Part 3

By VALS and Marie Mitchell

My name is Johnathan Binge and I’m Gamilaraay/Gamilaroi, Dunghutti and Gumbaynggyirr. I was born in Moree, that’s my country, but currently living in Naarm now. I’m just a black fella moving through the motions!

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ISSUE NO. 10
May 2025

Rainbow Serpent

By Donny

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.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 10
May 2025

The Strength Within: Part 2

By VALS and Marie Mitchell

My name is Flick. I'm a Ngarrindjeri woman from South Australia. I spent a lot of my younger years in prison.

6 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 9
April 2025

The Strength Within: Part 1

By VALS and Marie Mitchell

This interview was part of Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service’s Invasion Day webinar in January this year. The Q&A spoke to an incredible panel of First Nations people, each with their own unique experiences of the criminal legal system.

5 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 8
March 2025

Artwork From The Torch – Issue No. 8

By The Torch

This is my interpretation of Country. The greens and browns take me back to the quiet and secluded areas I've worked on and stayed on whilst camping and living off Country.

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ISSUE NO. 7
February 2025

Artwork From The Torch – Issue No. 7

By The Torch

This goanna represents me and the dots represent the people in my life. The dots on the goanna are the loved ones in my life and the people who have had an impact and made a difference in my life.

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ISSUE NO. 7
February 2025

Keeping the Fire Burning

By About Time

About Time spoke to Uncle Robbie Thorpe, a First Nations activist and truth-teller, about his fight for sovereignty for Aboriginal people.

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ISSUE NO. 6
December 2024

Sand Goanna Painting

By Matthew

The story of this painting is of a "Sand Goanna" which is the totem of a brother who has travelled through the "Dark Side" of life struggling on unstable ground.

2 MIN READ

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