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Desert Trees

by Inga Simpson

The Larapinta Trail shifts what a nature writer thought she knew about trees.

Ridge of a rocky mountain peak stretching out into the distance with blue sky above. Wisps of clouds dot the sky.

Calling the Koori Knockout

by Brad Cooke

One of the most important sporting and cultural events on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander calendar returns.

Group of players celebrate with arms in the air. One player is lifted on their shoulders.

Do we still have time for Henry Lawson?

by Susan Hunt

It is 100 years since the famous writer and chronicler of bush life died.

A pastel portrait of Henry Lawson in profile. Lawson wears a suit and tie and has dark brown hair and a reddish brown bushy moustache. His eyes are slightly downcast as he looks to the right hand side of the frame.

Ceci n’est pas une poème!

A poem by Thuy On.

Drawing of a pipe with paper and birds flying above.

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