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AWAYE! presents diverse and vibrant Aboriginal arts and culture from across Australia.

Saturday 6pm. Repeated: Tuesday 9pm and Thursday 1am.

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Shellie Morris comes full circle at the NIMAs, and 'Refugia'

Dr Shellie Morris is returning to the National Indigenous Music Awards, this time, to perform with strong cultural women from Borroloola.

Published: SatSat 20 Jul 2024 at 8:00amwith Rudi Bremer

Shellie

Duration: 54 minutes 4 seconds

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Waralungku with Dr Shellie Morris

Dr Shellie Morris AO discusses the her latest album Waralungku; which carries forward a ten-year legacy of writing songs with “strong cultural women” of Borroloola.

Published: SatSat 20 Jul 2024 at 8:00am

singing in Yanyuwa from the Borroloola region

Duration: 24 minutes 6 seconds

segment 2 of 3

Refugia with Elfie Shiosaki

As Western Australia approaches the bicentennial year of the colony, Noongar and Yawuru writer and researcher Elfie Shiosaki explores her Country's memories of colonial violence in her collection of poetry Refugia.

Published: SatSat 20 Jul 2024 at 8:00am

Duration: 21 minutes 22 seconds

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Word Up: Henry Augustine

Henry is a community broadcaster who lives and works on Nyul Nyul Country, in the Dampier Peninsula near Beagle Bay. Today, Henry is sharing a word in honour of his dad.

Published: SatSat 20 Jul 2024 at 8:00am

The word 'ibal' is written in block white text with a light blue background.

Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds

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Uncle Kim Collard named NAIDOC Male Elder of the Year, and WARRANGU: River Story

Uncle Kim Collard talks Eldership and celebrates his National NAIDOC Award win. Then, DOBBY discusses his album WARRANGU; River Story. Plus, for Word Up, you’ll head to Nyul Nyul Country with Henry Augustine to learn a word for home.

Duration: 54 minutes 37 seconds

Published: 13 Jul 2024Sat 13 Jul 2024 at 8:00amwith Rudi Bremer

Uncle Kim Collard

Each year, the National NAIDOC Awards honour a male Elder and a female Elder for their lifetime commitment and contribution to empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

An older Aboriginal man in a grey suit smiles at the camera outside.

Duration: 25 minutes 9 seconds

Published: 13 Jul 2024Sat 13 Jul 2024 at 8:00am

WARRANGU; River Story by DOBBY

DOBBY perfoms live in the RN studios, and talks through his latest album WARRANGU: River Story.

Rhyan Clapham (DOBBY) is standing in front of a white wall nest to a drum. There is a red light shining on his lower body.

Duration: 24 minutes 5 seconds

Published: 13 Jul 2024Sat 13 Jul 2024 at 8:00am

Word Up: Henry Augustine

Henry Augustine is a community broadcaster from Nyul Nyul Country, located on the Dampier Peninsula at Beagle Bay. Today, he shares the Nyul Nyul word for Country.

The word 'boor' in written in block white text with a light blue background.

Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds

Published: 13 Jul 2024Sat 13 Jul 2024 at 8:00am

Feature articles

22,000 First Nations kids are in out-of-home care today. That's why this 90s play is still relevant

Stolen is based on the real-life experiences of members of the Stolen Generations. Its message is as relevant now as when the play was first written nearly three decades ago.

Kartanya Maynard is wearing a linen off-site shirt, posing under an off-white sheet.

Published: 18 Jun 2024Tue 18 Jun 2024 at 4:08amby Rudi Bremer

This hand-drawn family tree stretches 60 metres and 65,000 years — and tells a story about us all

It took four people months to draw Archie Moore's enormous family tree – but it'll all be erased soon.

White glowing rectangular and circular pullouts on top of photograph of Archie Moore sitting with his artwork kith and kin.

Published: 12 May 2024Sun 12 May 2024 at 5:10amby Rudi Bremer, Daniel Browning, Teresa Tan, Cristen Tilley and Matt Liddy

You may not know this Australian artist, but he has just won the 'Oscar' of the art world

The Toowoomba-born artist has been thrust into the global spotlight after winning a major award at this year's Venice Biennale.

A Bigambul and Kamilaroi artist wearing a black hoodie and beannie holds a golden lion trophy.

Duration: 4 minutes 4 seconds

Published: 28 Apr 2024Sun 28 Apr 2024 at 7:46pmby Rudi Bremer

In 1994 Lookin' Good was the first LGBTQIA+ Blak art exhibition. Every year since then, it's pushed boundaries

In 1994, artist Matthew Cook curated the first LGBTQIA+ Blak art exhibition at Boomalli. Thirty years later, the annual Mardi Gras exhibition is still breaking ground.

Drag queen standing in front of a tinsel curtain and jeans artwork

Published: 9 Apr 2024Tue 9 Apr 2024 at 6:47am

Word Up

Word Up: Henry Augustine

Henry is a community broadcaster who lives and works on Nyul Nyul Country, in the Dampier Peninsula near Beagle Bay. Today, Henry is sharing a word in honour of his dad.

The word 'ibal' is written in block white text with a light blue background.

Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds

Published: FriFri 19 Jul 2024 at 5:57am

Word Up: Henry Augustine

Henry Augustine is a community broadcaster from Nyul Nyul Country, located on the Dampier Peninsula at Beagle Bay. Today, he shares the Nyul Nyul word for Country.

The word 'boor' in written in block white text with a light blue background.

Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds

Published: 15 Jul 2024Mon 15 Jul 2024 at 6:38am

Word Up: Henry Augustine

Henry Augustine is a community broadcaster based in Beagle Bay. To kick off his stint on Word Up, Henry shares a Nyul Nyul word meaning 'I' or 'me', and explains how he came to learn Nyul Nyul.

An aerial map of a remote community with rivers surrounding

Duration: 6 minutes 5 seconds

Published: 8 Jul 2024Mon 8 Jul 2024 at 4:57am

Word Up: Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour

Join Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour in the Sydney area where they're working to strengthen the Dharug language. For their final time on Word Up, they share some different ways to farewell someone Dharug Country.

The word Yanu in written in block white text with a pink background.

Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds

Published: 28 Jun 2024Fri 28 Jun 2024 at 5:52am

A Song With No Boss

Song With No Boss: Episode One

How did one viral hit song travel on a bush radio network from Broome in the north, south to Port Augusta, from Wilcannia in the east and as far west as Esperance with the same lyrics and rhythm for at least 160 years? It's just one of the…

Image of uluru in the day with blue skys

Duration: 20 minutes 30 seconds

Published: 31 May 2023Wed 31 May 2023 at 2:16am

Song With No Boss: Episode Two

How did one viral hit song travel on a bush radio network from Broome in the north, south to Port Augusta, from Wilcannia in the east and as far west as Esperance with the same lyrics and rhythm for at least 160 years? It's just one of the…

Tree stand in dry red sand, road trails off into distance

Duration: 13 minutes 48 seconds

Published: 6 Mar 2023Mon 6 Mar 2023 at 2:50am

Song With No Boss: Episode Three

How did one viral hit song travel on a bush radio network from Broome in the north, south to Port Augusta, from Wilcannia in the east and as far west as Esperance with the same lyrics and rhythm for at least 160 years? It's just one of the…

White trees are reflected on a lake at night time on a star filled night in the desert

Duration: 23 minutes

Published: 6 Mar 2023Mon 6 Mar 2023 at 2:50am

Song With No Boss: Episode Four

How did one viral hit song travel on a bush radio network from Broome in the north, south to Port Augusta, from Wilcannia in the east and as far west as Esperance with the same lyrics and rhythm for at least 160 years? It's just one of the…

Desert with dry trees growing from it, blue skys in background

Duration: 29 minutes

Published: 6 Mar 2023Mon 6 Mar 2023 at 2:51am

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