Groote Broadcasting

There’s a special kind of magic when music comes from a deep connection to Country, language and culture. For Saltwater Band, from Galiwin’ku on Elcho Island in northeast Arnhem Land, that connection is at the heart of everything they do. Their debut album, Gapu Damurrun, brought the sounds and stories of Yolŋu life to a wider audience, blending contemporary rock and reggae with traditional influences and songs sung in Yolŋu languages. The band was formed around the late Dr. G. Yunupiŋu,...

Innovation in food isn’t just robots and high-tech greenhouses, as clever as all that is. Sometimes the most powerful innovation is ancient. For over 60,000 years, First Nations people were some of the most sophisticated food innovators the world has ever seen. Fish traps engineered to work with the tides. Firestick farming that shaped whole landscapes. A deep knowledge of bush food, seasons and Country that let people thrive sustainably in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. The future...

Madeleine Madden is one of the brightest stars in Australian screen acting right now and she carries one of the most significant names in this country’s history. She’s the granddaughter of Charlie Perkins, one of Australia’s most important civil rights leaders, who led the famous 1965 Freedom Rides and became the first Aboriginal man to graduate from an Australian university. Her aunt is director Rachel Perkins. Activism and courage are in her blood. And Madeleine has carried that legacy...