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1 Wesley's Inspiration Comes from Country Liina Flynn , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 April no. 824 2024; (p. 21) 'For writer and director Wesley Enoch, coming back to live on Country in Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) was a way of staying connected to his late father after he passed.' (Introduction)
1 Bruce Rides Controversy Liina Flynn , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 April no. 824 2024; (p. 19) 'Being a professional shit-stirrer is something Bruce Pascoe is proud of.' 
1 Lifelong Love for Dancing Liina Flynn , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 April no. 824 2024; (p. 8) 'Gary Lang's earliest memory of dancing was when his mother put some music on, lifted him up onto the table - and wearing her wedding dress, held his fingers and twirled around.' (Introduction)
1 The Sunshine Club Brings a Ray of Hope Liina Flynn , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 March no. 822 2024; (p. 35)
— Review of The Sunshine Club Wesley Enoch , 1999 single work musical theatre 'Long before Facebook and Tinder, there were mixed-race social dance clubs.'
1 'Black of All Trades' Has Bright Ideas on Writing Liina Flynn , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 February no. 820 2024; (p. 21) 'When Muruwari woman Jane Harrison wrote The Visitors she didn't know that her play about the landing of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour would also be turned into an opera' (Introduction)
1 Kindness Is at the Heart of Eddie's Cartoon Series Liina Flynn , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 February 2024; (p. 21) 'When Wangkathaa man Eddie Betts started writing children's books, he wanted to spread the message to 'live your life with kindness'.'
1 Kutcha'sTruths Set to Ripple at Mona Foma Liina Flynn , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 31 January no. 818 2024; (p. 32)
1 Deb Mailman Takes Total Control Liina Flynn , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 17 January no. 817 2024; (p. 5) 'When Deb Mailman was at school in Mount Isa, she wanted to be a teacher. But everything changed when her teacher told Deb she could choose acting as a career.'
1 Uncle Ray Shares His Passion for Languages Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 1 November no. 813 2023; (p. 21) 'When Gumbaynggirr and Dunghutti Elder Uncle Ray Kelly was growing up on an Aboriginal reserve on the New England tablelands, he spoke the Gumbaynggirr and Dunghutti languages at home.'
1 Kids Discover the Joy of Learning from the Trees Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 18 October no. 812 2023; (p. 36) 'When Indigenous traditional knowledge practitioner Victor Steffensen wrote a children's book about the importance of trees - it was just the start. He then wrote the song We Are the Trees and got local kids involved in making a video clip to go along with it.'
1 Bundjalung Nghari Ready to Reveal Hidden Secrets Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 8 August no. 807 2023; (p. 7)
1 Silence Opens the Space for Hard Conversations Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 26 July no. 806 2023; (p. 38) 'When it comes to Treaty, Minjungbal-Yugambeh/Wiradjuri/Ni-Vanuatu choreographer Thomas E.S. (Extra Sexy) Kelly says it's something that all blackfellas are calling for.' 
1 Claire Coleman Gives a Voice to the Urban Indigenous Experience Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 12 July no. 805 2023; (p. 31) 'It's a sign of the times when even an award-winning Noongar author can find herself living on the streets, unable to find a rental.'  

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1 Favourite First Nations Books Set to Establish New Literary Cannon Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 12 July no. 805 2023; (p. 30) 'Aunty Ruby Langford's life memoirs and Graeme Dixon's poetry penned in prison have proudly taken their rightful place in modern literature.' 
1 'Wizard of the Wire' Returns a Century On Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 June no. 804 2023; (p. 1, 7-8) 'When the 'Wizard of the Wire', Gamilaroi man Con Colleano was 19, he performed the world's first forward somersault on a tightwire.'
1 Barton Stays Connected to Warrior State of Mind Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 June no. 803 2023; (p. 21) 'When William Barton's songman uncle passed away, he was given the special privilege of holding onto his uncle's didgeridoo.'
1 J-MILLA and the Wadeye Mob to Wow the World Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 31 May no. 802 2023; (p. 23) 'Locals in the remote community of Wadeye will dance on the ceremonial sands when rapper J-MILLA takes his concert to the world via live-stream on Tik Tok, tomorrow (June1).'
1 On Bugs and Birds Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 19 April no. 799 2023; (p. 34) 'Our native birds and insects are set to jump into colourful life on the pages of Bronwyn Bancroft's new books, Our Bugs and Our Birds.'
1 The Fiesty Femmes Are Back Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 19 April no. 799 2023; (p. 33) 'It's not often you hear of a group who sell merchandise after their show to pay for childcare.'
1 Grant Puts First Nations Voices Front and Centre Liina Flynn , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 April no. 798 2023; (p. 21) 'Karla Grant's grandpa was in TV and the movies - so perhaps it's not surprising that she too ended up following a career in television.'
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