| Life B’Long Ali Drummond Book launch, Brisbane Life B’Long Ali Drummond by Samantha Faulkner with Ali Drummond was launched on 17 July at the Kuril Dhagun, Indigenous Knowledge Centre, State Library of Queensland. Speakers included Dr Jackie Huggins, University of Queensland, and Mr Steve Larkin, Principal, AIATSIS. |
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Convincing Ground |
 Bruce Pascoe at the launch of his book, Convincing Ground, at the Koorie Heritage Trust. Photo courtesy of Paul Paton. |
| The 1967 Referendum Book launch, Melbourne The 1967 Referendum by Bain Attwood and Andrew Markus was launched at Monash University as part of their inaugural arts festival, on Saturday 9 June. |
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| Disciplining the Savages: Savaging the Disciplines Book launch, Canberra Professor Martin Nakata’s book, Disciplining the Savages was launched by Professor Larissa Behrendt and Professor Mick Dodson at the AIATSIS conference on Tuesday 6 November. Book launch, Sydney Disciplining the Savages was launched at the Indigenous Studies & Indigenous Knowledge Conference, on Thursday 12 July at the University of Technology Sydney. Professor Martin Nakata talked about the genesis of his new book, Disciplining the Savages: Savaging the Disciplines at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on 2 June. Nakata’s new book has been lauded by academics in Australia and overseas. |
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| Aboriginal Darwin Book Launch, Darwin Toni Bauman's Aboriginal Darwin, the third in this best-selling series, was launched by the Chief Minister Clare Martin and Professor Mick Dodson recently. Larrakia man, Richard Fejo provided the welcome to country, while the Kenbi Dancers provided lively entertainment. Administrator, Ted Egan A0 and partner Nerys Evans were in attendance. |
 left to right, Administrator, Ted Egan AO; Professor Mick Dodson AM; Toni Bauman; NT Chief Minister Clare Martin and Steve Larkin, AIATSIS Principal |
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Rob Riley and the Future of Reconciliation |
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Writing Never Arrives Naked |
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Trustees on Trial
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 John von Doussa, President, HREOC, launching Trustees on Trial |
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| Compromised Jurisprudence Book launch, Darwin Justice Tony North and Justice John Basten were just two people recommending Compromised Jurisprudence to a range of readers. Writer and commentator Lisa Strelein’s new book surveys, comments on and critiques the development of the courts’ thinking in the twelve years since native title legislation began. The book was launched in front of a large audience at the 2006 Native Title Conference in Darwin in May. |
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Rob Riley |
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A Man of All Tribes |
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| Cleared Out Perth International Festival An enthralled Perth audience was treated to a multi-media and in-conversation retelling of the events so wonderfully captured in Cleared Out. Authors Sue Davenport, Peter Johnson and Yuwali (with Thelma Judd), were joined by Terry Long, former WA Commissioner for Native Affairs, and Emeritus Prof. Bob Tonkinson. Slides and film footage taken from the 1964 patrol were interwoven with Yuwali, Terry Long and Bob Tonkinson responding to questions about those momentous events in 1964. (Yuwali and Thelma had been in a group of women and children ‘brought in’ from their country which had become the site of the launching of the Woomera rockets.) The stage was surrounded by 6–8 paintings of Wirnpa country (Western Desert), as well as woven baskets, wooden bowls and digging sticks. The event was part of the Perth International Festival, Writers’ Week on Sunday 26 February, 3-4pm. |
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| The Rain Flower Book launch, Canberra Aboriginal Studies Press launched The Rain Flower, a children’s first solo reading book by Indigenous poet, Mary Duroux with illustrations by Indigenous illustrator, Karen Briggs, on Saturday 8 October at the National Library of Australia. |
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| Whitening Race Panel session, Gleebooks, Sydney A fascinating panel session was held at Gleebooks on 3 August, centring on the ideas raised in Whitening Race (Aileen Moreton-Robinson ed.) Dr Wendy Brady MC’d the event, with Drs Fiona Probyn, Gillian Cowlishaw and Aileen Moreton-Robinson speaking. Gillian Cowlishaw’s presentation. See also Reviews. |
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