Breaking In, Breaking Out. How That First Book in Print Changed My Life, or Not

The author discussed how his first book changed the course of his life. It granted him an important role within his family, solidified his identity as an Aboriginal writer, and allowed him to tell the truth which often contradicted the portrayal of Aboriginal peoples in the media

Listen to Me: Memory & I am a survivor

Memory and I am a survivor are two works from the digital recording/podcast 'Listen to Me' composed and produced by Andrée Greenwell. It is a collection of songs, words and music made in response to the current debate in Australia about gendered violence. To create this experimental audio recording, the creative response to this theme involved free improvisation by the musicians, reacting to the provided text/lyrics.The pieces are improvisations based on text by Ali Cobby Eckermann. No musical material was provided, only written text. These two tracks feature Blackburn's experimental performance on sopranino and contrabass recorders - using the words, phrases, meaning, and personal emotive responses to provide a soundtrack to the spoken text. Standard and extended techniques were used to imitate and reflect the themes of domestic violence, survival and support