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Angelina Hurley Angelina Hurley i(A89373 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Jagara / Yuggera ; Gooreng Gooreng / Gureng Gureng / Gurang Gurang ; Aboriginal Kamilaroi ; Aboriginal Mununjali
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1 A Reflection on the Artist as Storyteller Angelina Hurley , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 October no. 762 2021; (p. 22) 'THIS is a story about my father, Ron Hurley, the first Aboriginal artist to graduate from the Queensland College of Art. With the upcoming anniversaries of his birthday (October 19, 1946) and passing (November 3, 2002), I wanted to remember him and to reflect on the retrospective exhibition of his work, Nurreegoo. that was held at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art more than 10 years ago.'  
 
1 A Thicker Skin : Under the COVID-19 Act Angelina Hurley , 2020 single work prose
— Appears in: Our Inside Voices : Reflections on COVID-19 2020; (p. 216-221)
1 From Darkness Review : Family Loss and Sorry Business That Invokes Laughter and Tears Angelina Hurley , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 19 September 2019;
— Review of From Darkness Steven Oliver , 2019 single work drama

'From Darkness is a story about the aftermath of sorry business – Aboriginal rituals that are observed during a period of mourning. It looks at how, on the first anniversary of a loved one’s death, a family is coping with their loss.'(Introduction)
1 Living Under the Bjelke-Petersen Act Angelina Hurley , 2019 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Bjelke Blues : Stories of Repression and Resistance in Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Queensland 1968-1987 2019; (p. 180-183)
1 It’s Not Funny to Us – an Aboriginal Perspective on Political Correctness and Humour Angelina Hurley , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 February 2019; Koori Mail , 13 March no. 696 2019; (p. 28)
1 Of Mice and Meh Angelina Hurley , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , December no. 40 2018; (p. 66-67)

'In 2018, the dominance of male mediocrity in stand-up comedy makes me sigh. It's tiring sitting at shows where obvious analogy reigns. Shows in which audiences laugh hysterically simply on the comedian's entrance, way before he opens his mouth, way before a joke is structured, when you foresee an anticipated tsumani of a punch line roll in like a little swell. Dry, is the only rating I can award this type of comedy. Or as Aboriginal peoples often say, 'Gammin' i.e. fake, pretend, pathetic.'  (Publication abstract)

 
1 y separately published work icon Wild Black Women Chelsea Watego (presenter), Angelina Hurley (presenter), Wild Black Women , Brisbane : 989fm , 2017- 18317898 2017 series - publisher podcast

Wild Black Women was hosted by Aboriginal women, Dr Chelsea Bond and Angelina Hurley and is a part of 989FM’s ‘Let’s Talk’ programming. The one hour show was designed to give Black Women’s perspectives on current issues, affairs and events that come up each week. One of the most popular and highly anticipated podcasts in the Aboriginal community, Wild Black Women was running for around three years, going from strength to strength, earning the women a spot on NITV’s ‘The Point’ before the Wild Black Woman team announced their retirement of the show in 2020.
1 My Inheritance of Humour Angelina Hurley , 2016 single work non-fiction
— Appears in: Narrative Witness 2 2016; '"Talk about laugh!" Every time I hear this from an aunty or cousin, usually accompanied by a raucous laugh, I know that a hilarious yarn is to follow. My mob use this phrase to precede a funny story. It’s not just the content that makes my family's stories funny. It’s the way my mob tells them. The language my cousins use, the accompanying theatrical gestures of my aunties and uncles – the performances that have audiences hypnotised with enjoyment, titillation and laughter. Exuding a natural ability that can outshine the best comedians, they combine a set of perfectly timed ingredients that produce the best type of laughter. The kind that makes your belly ache and your eyes flood with happy tears. ...'
1 Talk About Laugh Angelina Hurley , 2012 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 11 January no. 517 2012; (p. 22)
1 5 form y separately published work icon Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun Angelina Hurley , ( dir. Leah Purcell ) Australia : Bungabura Productions , 2009 Z1594461 2009 single work film/TV Based on actual events that occurred in Holland Park, Brisbane in the 1950s, Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun is the tale of a hungry family, disgruntled neighbours and a rooster with attitude. Aunty Maggie and Uncle Peter, who struggle to feed their three nephews, think they've found a solution when Aunty Maggie swaps a tin of tobacco for some hens and a rooster. The promise of fresh eggs doesn't eventuate, however, and the rooster becomes more and more of a headache. A crisis point is reached when the rooster nearly dies and is only saved by a bit of quick thinking [from] Aunty Maggie. Her actions not only stun the family but lead to her becoming famous in the neighbourhood.
1 An Aborigine in India Angelina Hurley , 2007 single work short story
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 May no. 400 2007; (p. 20 & 22)
1 y separately published work icon Let's Talk Tiga Bayles (presenter), Lilla Watson (presenter), Mary Graham (presenter), Chelsea Watego (presenter), Angelina Hurley (presenter), Amy McQuire (presenter), Karen Dorante (presenter), Bogaine Spearim (presenter), Karina Hogan (presenter), Brisbane : 989fm , 1999 18319959 1999 series - publisher podcast

Let's Talk is a one hour radio talk back show that has been running for well over 20 years and podcasts are available online from 1999. One of the most relevant radio shows, now also podcast for Aboriginal perspectives on politics, current affairs and events, ‘Let’s Talk’ is made in Brisbane at ‘98FM’ (Formerly known as 4AAA Murri Radio) and is played on other First Nations radio stations around the country via the National Indigenous Radio Service. Hosted by Tiga Bayles until his passing in 2016, the show continued with a range of different hosts including, Amy McQuire, Wild Black Women, Bogain Spearim, 'The Aunties' (Dr Lilla Watson and Dr Mary Graham) and Kaava Watson. As one of 989FM’s most popular and longest running programs, it is expected to remain as a key feature of the stations presence in the social, political and cultural discussions in Aboriginal Media.
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