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Truth-telling sign vandalised on causeway between Granite Island and Victor Harbor

Ngarrindjeri Elder and tour operator Mark Koolmatrie says he was leading a group of Aboriginal students when the teens noticed deep gouges on a sign detailing the area's Indigenous and colonial history.
A damaged blue sign with writing and graphics attached to a bridge fence with the sea and an island visible behind

Former cop finds new life after moving from career focused on crime to one that's all about creativity

For 20 years, the police force was Maggie Deall's identity. But when she was medically discharged in 2021, she says she was left without a sense of self.
a woman smiling with various colourful paintings situated behind her

Tribute to women in war unveiled on anniversary of massacre that claimed the lives of 21 Australian nurses

A 17-metre-long mural honouring women who have served in or supported Australia's defence forces is unveiled in north-east Victoria, 82 years to the day since World War II's Bangka Island Massacre.
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A black and white mural painting of women who have served or supported in wartime conflict

Harbour Bridge replica looking for new home

Michael Gill's ornate Sydney Harbour Bridge was threatened by the 2019 bushfires, and now he wants a permanent haven for his work.
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Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds

Famous ventriloquist left his daughter nothing when he died — he bequeathed his puppet a fortune

In 1937, one of the most popular names in American radio stood just 90 centimetres tall and was made of wood and plastic — meet Charlie McCarthy and his puppeteer, Edgar Bergen. 
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A man holds two ventriloquist dummies overlaid on a composite of old newspaper articles

Hidden tunnel from Adelaide's past to open to public in upcoming festival

Formerly a steam train passage, Sleep's Hill Tunnel in Adelaide's southern suburbs opens to the public for the first time during an Adelaide Fringe show.
A row of mushroom sculptures in psychedelic colours on display inside a dark tunnel lit up by purple lights

Mun-Dirra weavers

Weavers from Maningrida Arts Centre holding up a section of their artwork Mun-Dirra (2023).
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Duration: 24 seconds

Mun-Dirra weavers

Freda Wayartja Ali,  Doreen Jinggarrabarra and Freda Ali 
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Duration: 30 seconds

Maningrida

Satellite imagery of Maningrida.
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Duration: 7 seconds

Mun-Dirra weavers

Freda Wayartja Ali,  Doreen Jinggarrabarra and Freda Ali stripping pandanus leaves.
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Duration: 30 seconds

Mun-Dirra weavers

Doreen Jinggarrabarra stripping pandanus leaves.
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Duration: 24 seconds

Doreen Jinggabbarra

Burarra artist Doreen Jinggabbarra at Maningrida Arts Centre in 2023.
Doreen Jinggabbarra, a Burarra woman in her 60s with short curly grey hair, wearing a bright blue shirt in a gallery.
Duration: 32 seconds

Doreen Jinggabbarra

Burarra artist Doreen Jinggabbarra at Maningrida Arts Centre in 2023.
Doreen Jinggabbarra, a Burarra woman in her 60s with short curly grey hair, wearing a bright blue shirt in a gallery.
Duration: 33 seconds

Doreen Jinggabbarra

Burarra artist Doreen Jinggabbarra at Maningrida Arts Centre in 2023.
Doreen Jinggabbarra, a Burarra woman in her 60s with short curly grey hair, wearing a bright blue shirt in a gallery.
Duration: 16 seconds

Freda Wayartja Ali

Burarra fibre artist Freda Wayartja Ali at Maningrida Arts Centre in 2023.
Freda Wayartja Ali, a Burarra woman in her 60s with short curly grey hair, wearing a pale blue singlet in a gallery.
Duration: 21 seconds

Freda Wayartja Ali

Burarra fibre artist Freda Wayartja Ali at Maningrida Arts Centre in 2023.
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Duration: 1 minute 1 second

Freda Wayartja Ali

Burarra fibre artist Freda Wayartja Ali at Maningrida Arts Centre in 2023.
Freda Wayartja Ali, a Burarra woman in her 60s with short curly grey hair, wearing a pale blue singlet in a gallery.
Duration: 33 seconds

Freda Wayartja Ali

Burarra fibre artist Freda Wayartja Ali at Maningrida Arts Centre in 2023.
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Duration: 31 seconds

Lorna Jin-gubarrangunyja

Lorna Jin-gubarrangunyja weaving at Maningrida Arts Centre.
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Duration: 25 seconds

The last batch of the day

Freda Wayartja Ali,  Doreen Jinggarrabarra and Freda Ali boil pandanus leaves in a root dye bath.
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Duration: 15 seconds

Mun-Dirra weavers

Freda Wayartja Ali and Freda Ali carry bags of harvested pandanus leaves.
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Duration: 17 seconds

Mun-Dirra weavers

Doreen Jinggarrabarra digging roots in Maningrida.
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Duration: 10 seconds

Mun-Dirra weavers

Freda Wayartja Ali harvesting pandanus leaves.
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Duration: 22 seconds

Lorna Jin-gubarrangunyja

Weaving is a historically overlooked art form.
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Duration: 16 seconds

Freda Wayartja Ali

Burarra fibre artist Freda Wayartja Ali at Maningrida Arts Centre in 2023.
Freda Wayartja Ali, a Burarra woman in her 60s with short curly grey hair, wearing a pale blue singlet in a gallery.
Duration: 42 seconds