Deadly Vibe Archive
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Watch This Space
Grant Hansen sure knows his footy. For the past 10 years he has hosted the award-winning Marngrook AFL Footy Show radio program, was the first Indigenous AFL caller and is now also co-host of NITV’s Marngrook Footy Show – the world’s first Indigenous footy show. read more
The World at Their Feet
The A-League season may be done and dusted, but that doesn’t mean the action has ended for our two top Indigenous soccer stars. Recent months have seen both Jade North and Travis Dodd starring on the international stage. read more
Black and Blue
Nothing creates sporting headlines quite like a big name football defection, and as the age-old rivalry between league and union continues to simmer, more and more stars are crossing the code barrier, lured by big bucks and fresh challenges. read more
Shining the Light
Speaking to Deadly Vibe just a few days before the Federal Election, Wesley Enoch is feeling quietly optimistic about the future. “I sense that there will be a change,” he says. “But no matter what happens at the election, we can’t relax. We need to keep on putting the pressure on for change.” Wesley’s hopes for change include an official apology to Indigenous Australians, but he also wants things to go further than that.
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Reality TV
East West 101 is a groundbreaking piece of television; a six-part series that gives the viewer a compellingly real – at times shocking – view inside the crimes of a big city and the lives of the men who fight them. Also starring is Torres Strait Islander actor Aaron Fa’aoso, who plays Zane’s partner Sonny Koa, a Pacific Islander who, like Zane, finds himself struggling to reconcile his life as a cop and his connection with his culture.
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History Boys
The age-old themes of friendship and acceptance have been the subject of many a film, but rarely have these universal issues been handled so delicately, and yet so powerfully, as in the new Australian production September. read more
Love’s Young Dream
Kylie Farmer, whose traditional Ngoongar name is Kaarljilba Kaardn, won the role of Juliet after sending in an audition tape from her hometown of Perth. After having spent most of her career performing in Indigenous productions, 27-year-old Kylie is relishing the opportunity to try something new; stepping away from being typecast in traditional Aboriginal roles. read more
Mum's the Word
Torres Strait Islander actress Vicki Saylor beat out some of Australia’s finest established talent recently to win the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama award for her role as an ailing mother in the SBS production Call Me Mum. read more
Saphires
Deadly Vibe Issue 94 December 2004 Shine on, you crazy sapphires Four of our most talented sisters shine in a new play that’s wowing Melbourne – and will travel to Sydney next month. Playwri...
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