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Larissa Behrendt

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Larissa Behrendt is an academic, writer, filmmaker and Indigenous advocate

September 2023

  • The Visitors production by the Sydney Theatre Company, 2023

    The Visitors review – Wesley Enoch at his best in play that thrums with fresh potency

    Jane Harrison’s play tells of the first fleet landing from the perspective of the First Nations people watching. It’s a story set in the past – but its most potent questions are about the future

August 2022

  • Australian musician Archie Roach

    In Archie Roach we have a quintessential example of how powerful a voice can be

    Larissa Behrendt
    As we make progress on an Indigenous voice to parliament, the modern-day storyteller is a bold reminder of what speaking our stories could achieve

January 2020

  • Fiona Foley HHH #1, 2004 Ultrachrome print on paper 76 x 101cm

    Fiona Foley's art of the uncomfortable: 'I wanted to provoke a conversation about racism'

    The 30-year career of this soft-spoken but fiercely intellectual artist is one of reclaiming Indigenous identities and rewriting history

December 2019

  • Best of theatre composite for December 2019. (L) Beauty Queen of Leenane, (M)Wake in Fright, (R) Comedian Hannah Gadsby.

    'You leave changed': critics pick the best of Australian theatre in 2019

    From a reimagined Wake in Fright to Hannah Gadsby’s post-retirement juggernaut, some electrifying shows hit Australian stages this year

October 2019

  • Māori ringleader Mika Haka

    Natives Go Wild review – First Nations circus is a potent mix of defiance and triumph

    Indigenous people were kidnapped and forced to appear in PT Barnum’s ‘greatest show on earth’. This variety show reclaims their stories with wit and bite

August 2019

  • Baykali Ganambarr as Billy and Aisling Franciosi as Clare in Jennifer Kent’s 2019 film The Nightingale

    The Nightingale review – ambitious, urgent and necessarily brutal. But who is it for?

  • A production shot from the play City of Gold

    City of Gold review – ambitious, raw and provocative play launches a bold new voice

February 2019

  • Michelle Lim Davidson, Anthony Taufa and Nakkiah Lui in Sydney Theatre Company’s production of How to Rule the World

    How to Rule the World review – Nakkiah Lui hits the zeitgeist, and no one leaves unscathed

    One of Australia’s most interesting writers continues to evolve, in this punchy, relevant play about power and race in Canberra

December 2018

  • Witch Hunt podcast banner

    Witch Hunt
    Is #MeToo leaving our most vulnerable behind? – Witch Hunt podcast

    When issues of race, sexuality, disability and gender identity intersect with the discrimination women face, how can we make sure we all move forward together?

June 2018

  • Aaron Pedersen as Detective Jay Swan in Mystery Road, the 2018 TV series spinoff of the film of the same name

    Mystery Road review – TV spin-off unearths ambitious tale of small-town secrets

    Director Rachel Perkins leaves her mark on this satisfying spin-off of Ivan Sen’s film with the aid of a stellar cast and outstanding cinematography

January 2017

  • The Rule family from Perth, who are featured in NITV’s new reality show

    Family Rules: Indigenous family of 10 strong women star in refreshing new reality series

    It may sound like yet another reality show with a twist – but Perth’s Rule family are much more than just the ‘Aussie Kardashians’

November 2016

  • Domestic violence artwork

    Safe space
    Let's honour the invisible work of Aboriginal women tackling domestic violence

    Larissa Behrendt
    Women in Indigenous communities in Australia refuse to accept the shocking levels of violence against them. A new Guardian series highlights significant work on the frontline around the country

September 2016

  • An Aboriginal man setting fire via traditional practices to manage the land

    Indigenous Australians know we're the oldest living culture – it's in our Dreamtime

    Larissa Behrendt
    Perhaps the DNA research confirming Indigenous Australians as the oldest living culture will make the rest of the world take note of rich culture and traditions contained in our oral history

February 2016

  • Indigenous kids

    Indigenous kids are still being removed from their families, more than ever before

    Larissa Behrendt
    There is an important statistic missing from the Closing the Gap report and its absence masks a major crisis facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

June 2015

  • redefern protests

    Who's afraid of the Indigenous middle class?

    Larissa Behrendt
    The fight over the Block in Redfern reveals different views about strategy: some challenge the system’s legitimacy, others choose to facilitate change from within

May 2015

  • AFL player Adam Goodes performs an Indigenous dance after scoring for the Sydney Swans against Carlton in an AFL match in Australia in May 2015. This is a screengrab of the moment as broadcast on Channel Seven.

    The backlash against Adam Goodes is the reason his war dance is important

    Larissa Behrendt
    Like Cathy Freeman, Adam Goodes can’t leave his heritage at the door just to make some Australians more comfortable
  • Supplied undated image obtained Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 of Aboriginal activist Gary Foley, who discusses his ASIO file on the SBS One documentary Persons of Interest. (AAP Image/SBS) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

    Gary Foley, the activist and artist, makes Australia come to him

    Larissa Behrendt
    Gary Foley’s reputation as a troublemaker belies his towering contribution to the arts, recognised by his receipt of the prestigious Red Ochre award
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Commissioner Gooda spoke on the importance of strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the broader community. (AAP Image/Alan Porritt) NO ARCHIVING

    It's been a year of rupture in Indigenous affairs. Time to show some solidarity

    Larissa Behrendt and Andrew Meehan
    If you’re one of the many people of goodwill who want to see Indigenous Australia thrive, now is the time to make a difference

March 2015

  • **FILE** A file photo of Queensland Labor MP Billy Gordon arriving for a swearing-in ceremony Parliament House in Brisbane, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sacked Mr Gordon from the Labor Party on Sunday, March 29 after revelations regarding his criminal past. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

    Palaszczuk has been honest about Billy Gordon. But it's still a sad day for Aboriginal Australia

    Larissa Behrendt
  • Anzacs David Williams, Pastor Ray Minnniecon and Harry Allie along with artist Tony Albert (second left) and lord mayor Clover Moore, in front of YININMADYEMI Thou didst let fall in Sydney’s Hyde Park.

    Sydney honours black diggers with Anzac memorial, but how will we remember the frontier wars?

    Larissa Behrendt
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