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Three journeys

A sad evening in Gunbalanya

The first journey: a state funeral

I had arrived in Darwin the day before.

It is morning now. I open the curtains and look out across Darwin and its harbour. The sun shines brightly, in the morning sky there is the slightest hint that the wet season is on its way.

I do not feel this is the best morning of my life. I leave the room and go down to breakfast. Soon I am in a cab Read more …

The sea, the feather and the dance machine

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Brakes hard on – the engines of our little plane roar – brakes off, sling shot, we lift quickly off the short runway, the wind takes control. Then we are looking at the blue green Read more …