STEPHEN HAGAN | 'Acacia : 6 Eyes on Yesterday" | Young Adult Novel Fish NETTA LOOGATHA | 'Rukathai I'

NETTA LOOGATHA | 'Rukathai I' | Painting / stretched | Synthetic painting on polymer | 91 x 61 cm

Jindirrbu (Willy-Wagtail) was its name

The kids in the city would have dog or cat for pets but we would have baby turtle

His painting career started soon after his father Jakupa Ako died in 1997 while Pax was still in Goroka High School (now Goroka Secondary School)

NAPOLEAN OUI | 'Gurra Gurra' (Ancestors) | Djabugay Nation rainforest shield design | 2016 | 3 colour etching on one plate

STEPHEN HAGAN | 'Acacia : 6 Eyes on Yesterday" | Young Adult Novel Fish NETTA LOOGATHA | 'Rukathai I'The search for a missing diary opened a line of cultural enquiry that extended beyond petty jealousy between teenagers to unravelling Australia's fabricated history, steeped in denial of its diaspora ties to the motherland. "Acacia, why weren't we taught about tall ships from our nearest neighbours sailing to and trading successfully with your mob 233 years before Captain Phillip's First Fleet was viewed on the horizon?" asked Allyson. "Hey Acacia,