What's in a word: dinggal
Fun fact: In Kriol, dinggal is a verb meaning 'limp' or 'walk unevenly'. In Marra and Warndarrang, dinggarl-dinggarl refers...
Bla olgamen
Today is the first anniversary of the passing of Mrs F. Roberts, the old lady who taught me more Marra than anyone else in the world. She wa...
Complementary worlds in the Art Gallery of New South Wales
While many of my PhD days down south are lonely days , I did have an opportunity to spend a wonderful 24 hours in Sydney last week. The occa...
Mack Riley says no to grog
I watched 4 Corners last night. The program - Punch Drunk - was about the personal and economic cost of alcohol to Australia's young p...
