ONE NATION NO MORE: Why I Wrote This Song

Born in Moree: My Family, the Freedom Ride and the Hidden History of Aboriginal Australia

When the Records Speak Our Name Bullcorronda, Mary Ann Quinn and the Wider Story of My Anaiwan Family

By Brian AJ Newman There is a phrase at the heart of Sue Pickrell’s account of my ancestor Granny Duval: “She must have come from somewhere.” For Aboriginal families, those words carry a meaning far greater than genealogy. They concern identity, Country, kinship and the relationships connecting one generation to another. They challenge the silence of incomplete colonial records and the false suggestion that a person without a neatly documented European history somehow appeare

By Brian AJ Newman | 12 August 2026 The Gold Coast is more likely to experience a slower, uneven and increasingly divided property market not a major housing collapse over the next two years. Population growth and an entrenched shortage of suitable housing should continue to support property values. At the same time, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate of 4.35 per cent, high mortgage repayments and a widening gap between wages and property prices will restrict borrowing

Land Rights Cannot Be Rewritten Without Aboriginal People