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1 The 'Accidental' Author with Feeling for Country Rudi Maxwell , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 July no. 781 2022; (p. 56) 'Debra Dank loves stories. And she loves Country. Her new book We Come With This Place combines those loves.
1 New Work from Barton Is Music of the Earth Rudi Maxwell , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 June no. 779 2022; (p. 21) 'When Kalkadunga man William Barton is composting music he wants to tell a story.'
1 Cassar-Daley's Take on the World Today Rudi Maxwell , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 30 June no. 754 2021; (p. 21)
1 Tara June Winch Is One Great Storyteller Rudi Maxwell , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 July no. 731 2020; (p. 5) 'Wiradjuri author Tara June Winch believes all Aboriginal writing is political. "We can't avoid being political in our writing. It just is," Winch told the Koori Mail.'
1 Daisy Hopes Her Portrait Tells Her People's Truth Rudi Maxwell , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 August no. 708 2019; (p. 10)

'When Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward, a respected Elder of the Warakurna community and Ngaanyatjarra people of Western Australia, found out that a portrait of her had won the people's choice in this year's Archibald Prize, she didn't know what to say.' (Introduction)
1 Too Much Lip Puts the Narrative Back in Black Rudi Maxwell , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 August no. 707 2019; (p. 9) 'Bundjalung writer Melissa Lucashenko - like Kerry, the central character in her latest book Too Much Lip - is on a mission to civilise mainstream Australia.
1 Pascoe's Big Challenge : Let's Change the Country Rudi Maxwell , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 August no. 707 2019; (p. 8)

'First Bruce Pascoe spent years researching. The came Dark Emu, the book, published by Magabala, meticulously detailing from multiple sources the myriad ways Aboriginal people lived before Invasion and busting the simplistic hunter-gatherer and peaceful colonisation myths.'
1 30 Years of Telling Our Stories through Dance Kirk Page , Rudi Maxwell , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 July no. 704 2019; (p. 1, 26-29) 'Bangarra in the Wiradjuri language translates as 'to make fire'. And since its conception in 1989, Bangarra has been making fire, sharing stories with community members and wider audiences, on a journey spanning language, oceans, spirits and ancestry.'
1 Women's Stories Make Magic on Stage Rudi Maxwell , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 22 May no. 701 2019; (p. 5)

'When Yorta Torta/Kurnai playwright Andrea James put her work on a stage adaption of the seminal 80s TV series Women of the Sun in a drawer, she couldn't quite forget about it.'
1 Award-Winning Book Tells of Tracker Rudi Maxwell , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 18 April no. 674 2018; (p. 3)

'Writing the story of her friend Tracker Tilmouth was not only a labour of love for Waanyi woman Alexis Wright, she also knew she had to honour Aboriginal ways of storytelling.' (Introduction)
1 Mundine Launches His Memoir Rudi Maxwell , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 15 November no. 664 2017; (p. 7)

'A conversation with Warren Mundine is a bit like being a passenger in a bumpy old ute: no matter what directions you might try to give, the driver goes wherever he pleases but you get there in the end, having had a lot of laughs on the way. Although if you're not careful, you might end up with a couple of bruises.' (Introduction)
1 Company in Search for Illustrators Rudi Maxwell , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 June no. 654 2017; (p. 5) 'Media company IndigenousX is looking for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander comic illustrators whose work redefines how mob are represented in media and society.' (Introduction)
1 Cleverman Actor Is Powering in Role Rudi Maxwell , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 28 June no. 654 2017; (p. 5) 'For young Aboriginal actor Hunter Page-Lochard, two of the most beautiful aspects of working on hit TV series Cleverman are that it explores elements of Aboriginal culture and, despite the often dark storyline of the show, the cast and crew have become like a family.' (Introduction)
1 Mer Remembers Its Native Title Warriors Rudi Maxwell , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 June no. 653 2017; (p. 7) 'On June 3, 1992, the legal fiction of terra nullius (nobody's land) was finally overturned, after five Meriam people won their case in the High Court. The case took 10 years and two of the plaintiffs died before the fight was won.
1 Yovich Takes Out Playwright's Award Rudi Maxwell , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 August no. 632 2016; (p. 18) 'Ursula Yovich has won the Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright's Award with a pitch about a woman who has been estranged from her Aboriginal mother. ...'
1 Time for the Truth, Says Top Writer Rudi Maxwell , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 1 June no. 627 2016; (p. 8) 'Writer Bruce Pascoe believes Australia is well-overdue for a truthful conversation about history. ...'
1 Rapper Who Sees the Funny Side Rudi Maxwell , 2016 single work biography
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 February no. 619 2016; (p. 21) 'Yorta Yorta man Adam Briggs is pretty good at seeing the funny side...'
1 Documentary a Labour of Love Rudi Maxwell , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 July no. 629 2016; (p. 15)
1 New Film Highlights Slavery Rudi Maxwell , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 16 November no. 639 2016; (p. 8)
— Review of Servant or Slave Hetti Perkins , Stanley Mitchell , 2015 single work film/TV 'Documentary maker Steven MacGregor believes it's about time Australia stopped shying away from using the term 'slavery' when talking about the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people being forced into servitude. ...'
1 Indigenous Content for Sydney Fest Rudi Maxwell , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 2 November no. 638 2016; (p. 7) 'Sydney Festival director Wesley Enoch ... announced a hugh program for next January's festival with significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content ...'
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