Jacob Yunupingu |
Yirrkala, NT |
The Bush Mob program has helped me change my choices in life to get back on the right track. |
Rochelle Tipiloura |
Port Keats, NT |
Moving away from my community gave me the strength to never give up. |
Telisha Watson |
Tennant Creek, NT |
From tucker to medicine, my grandparents have shown me how the bush can provide and heal. |
Kelsang Dolker |
Garran, ACT |
From Tibet to Canberra, my dream is to tell stories that will make the world a better place. |
Jess Hewett |
Wollongong, NSW |
I will not be silenced about climate justice! |
Marie Knight |
Grenfell, NSW |
My love for gardening… an odd hobby for someone my age! |
Fenella Jamieson |
Narrabri, NSW |
I’ll never forget the day we saw the bone-dry riverbed. We’ve always had years of drought but never like this. |
Zoe McLaren |
Temora, NSW |
Longing to hear the pitter patter of rain drops on our roof again. |
Kirra Hampson |
Dubbo, NSW |
“I’m pansexual!” the words echoed around the school hall. |
Findlay Walker |
Kalaru, NSW |
Dyslexia isn’t a weakness, it’s my strength. |
Keely Johnson |
Hallidays Point, NSW |
Growing up just fine with divorced parents, a gay mother, domestic dad and six siblings. |
Timothy Martin |
Doubtful Creek, NSW |
Dad’s hard work inspires me to help keep the farm together and make him proud. |
Thomas Craft |
Newcastle, NSW |
Without even realising it, basketball has shaped my life and my confidence. |
Mitchell Agnew |
Glenview, QLD |
I see robotics playing an important role in our future and I want others to be part of it. |
Katherine Butler |
Glenlee, QLD |
Sign language is beautiful, and my disability is not something to be feared or shunned. |
Zane Palithorpe |
South Kolan, QLD |
I haven’t made the best choices in the past, but a new school has helped me focus on a career. |
Olivier Gisubizo |
Brinsmead, QLD |
“Did you live in a hut?” Educating my friends about the Africa I know. |
Tanny Armstrong-Reilly |
Cloncurry, QLD |
School, friends and art have helped me connect to my culture and inspired me to dream big. |
Rahila Abdul Hadi |
Toowoomba, QLD |
Making Australia home as we fled Pakistan to find hope in Southern Queensland. |
Brandon Dent |
Wellington, SA |
Thanks to my school’s musical production, I discovered a different side to myself. |
Renae Kretschmer |
Wirrabara, SA |
Mum won’t be there in the orchard with us this year… but somehow those apricots bring me closer to her. |
Lilli Fulwood |
Moorak, SA |
I’m proud to be a home-school kid and I wouldn’t have my schooling experience any other way. |
Taylor Dolling |
Kielpa, SA |
I can’t stop the drought, but I can stop my little lambs from dying. |
Jade Cicak |
Menindee, SA |
Water is part of our culture, and without it, our culture is fading. But through art, the river lives on. |
Indigo Clarke |
Launceston, TAS |
I have Tourette’s, but I am comfortable in myself and the way my body tics. |
Joly Karabite |
Hobart, TAS |
Waiting by the phone for four years for the chance to have peace and happiness again. |
Maddie Fogarty |
Ballarat, VIC |
I often felt out of place with my disability, but my sports-mad town has given me confidence. |
Sam Kane |
Bendigo, VIC |
We saved the Golden Square pool and it’s now the communities beating heart. |
Chloe Bethune |
Sale, VIC |
Connecting to culture has helped me to forget the day I nearly died. |
Rebecca Mutela |
Albury, NSW |
I never want to forget where I came from. |
Anyueer Majur |
Swan Hill, VIC |
Thanks to my friend’s support, I feel more confident about standing up for racial equality. |
Josie Carrigg |
Wycheproof, VIC |
The local Op Shop is where I’d rather be, and full of clothes I’d rather wear. |
Amishah Monola |
Broome, WA |
My Mum’s Malaysian and my Dad’s from Finland, so what does that make me? |
Ebony Thompson |
Karlgarin, WA |
What really makes a town? Sport and the annual gilgie races! |
Brielle Hunt |
Dunsborough, WA |
Becoming completely deaf in the last year has changed my life, but it’s my superpower, not a burden. |
Blake Hunter |
Kalgoorlie, WA |
I was afraid of being judged for my voice. But rap music is helping me overcome my anxiety. |
Jivaughn Coaby |
Broome, WA |
I knew I had to step up to achieve my goal of one day going to University. |
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