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To mark the opening of Ngura Pulka: Epic Country at the National Gallery of Australia, join some of the artists whose work are bringing the APY Lands to life. Plus for Word Up, language worker Daisy Allen shares the palawa kani word for Cape Portland, in Tasmania.

Visit the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art on Kaurna Country, where new works by 24 artists are pushing their mediums to build visual complexity, or contort them to convey the curious side of existence. Then, real life father-daughter performers, Derek and Shaquita Nannup chat about what it's like to play a father and daughter in the Katie Beckett's play Which Way Home. Plus for Word Up, language worker Daisy Allen shares the palawa kani word for Tasmania.

From the wharves of Woolloomooloo to the cattle station of Wave Hill and the cotton fields of Wee Waa trade unions have played a significant role in the advancement of Indigenous civil rights. Unionist Thomas Mayo, art warrior Richard Frankland and co-founder of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy Ghillar Michael Anderson reflect on this history of protest and protected action, and why gaining (and maintaining) civil rights sometimes feels like taking one step forward and two steps back. Then for Word Up, language worker Daisy Allen shares some palawa kani.

This week, Awaye pays tribute to the immense contribution of Widjabul Wieybal woman of the Bundjalung Nation: Rhoda Roberts. Friends and colleagues share her irreplaceable legacy and reflect on how she championed contemporary Indigenous arts over her decades long career. Plus for Word Up, Heather Mitjangba Burarrwanga continues to share Yolgnu Matha. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this episode of Awaye includes the name and voice of someone who has died.

Artists Glenda Nicholls and Lorraine Connelly-Northey share their site-responsive artmaking in the exhibition Sky, Earth, Water. Then Angelica Lockyer discusses their starring role in Yokai, a digital short series about queer love. Plus for Word Up, Heather Mitjangba Burarrwanga continues to share more of Yolngu Matha.

Flora is the first ever full length collaboration between Barranga Dance Theatre and the Australian Ballet, and follows Bangarra's winning of a Golden Lion Award. Then, singer-songwriter and playwright Toni Janke holds a mirror up to life through her latest play, Inheritance.  Plus for Word Up, Heather Mitjangba Burarrwanga shares how to introduce yourself in Yolngu Matha. 

Gamilaraay woman and culinary master Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo shares the inspiration behind her latest cookbook, which features dishes from around the world. Then Narrunga and Kaurna artist, Jacob Boehme explains how the story told at his cousin's birthday party led to his latest international production, Guuranda X. Plus for Word Up, cultural tutor and Yolngu woman Heather Mitjangba Burarrwanga shares the Yolgnu word for 'butterfly'.

Bindal, Juru & Kaanju man Sajarn Stow shares his journey of donating a vital organ to his little brother, Codey and the barriers his family faced along the way. Larrakia visual anthropologist, Gary Lee, speaks on the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras exhibition of his longtime project 'Nice Coloured Boys'. For Word Up, gospel singer songwriter Kankawa Nagarra takes us to the Kimberley one more time.

AWAYE! brings you diverse and vibrant Aboriginal arts and culture from across Australia.

Yolngu rapper Baker Boy gets ready to tour his second studio album nationally as he steps forward into a new era of bold themes and sounds. Trevor Walley discusses how he and his fellow Noongar Elders, have created a podcast sharing the rich spirit behind the placenames of the City of Melville.  Plus for Word Up, gospel and blues singer-songwriter and Elder Kankawa Nagarra heads to Gooniyandi Country in the Kimberley. 

It’s been 17 years since sisters Rachael Maza and Lisa Maza last performed together at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. They take a break from rehearsing Black Light to discuss what their creative dynamic looks like in 2026. Then Mununjali poet Maria van Neerven shares some of her debut poetry collection Two Tongues, and Word Up language legend Kankawa Nagarra pays tribute to her daughters.

Meet some of the young creatives who’ve attended a week of behind-the-scenes intensive workshops at NIDA, exploring prop-making and set design, along with costuming and makeup artistry. Plus Bundjalung songstress Djanaba talks sharp lyricism and emotional grit ahead of her Laneway Festival feature in March. And Kankawa Nagarra shares a little more Gooniyandi language.

Through her role as co-chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue, Bridget Cama has been working not just to effect change, but to help others develop their own skills for political action. She reflects on where protest and political action lives in an increasingly digital world. Plus Buddy Knox looks back at the importance of the Aboriginal Cultural Showcase at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. And Kankawa Nagarra shares some Gooniyandi language for Word Up.

Revisit a collection of remarkable midwives from Waminda South Coast Women's Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation as they prepare to break ground on their new birthing centre. And Mel Armstrong shares her baagii's memories, as she takes you through a lived experience of dementia from an Aboriginal perspective.

Revisit this roundtable discussion with veteran comedian Kevin Kropinyeri, nurse-turned-comedian Janty Blair, and Dr. Angelina Hurley—first Aboriginal PhD graduate from Griffith University Film School—as they discuss how comedy carries cultural knowledge, challenges stereotypes, and heals wounds.