Summary
Bran Nue Dae took Australia by storm when it premiered at the Perth International Arts Festival in 1990, with national tours following. It won the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award and was highly commended in the Human Rights awards the same year. In 1991, the book won the Special Award in the WA Premier’s Book Awards. A film adaptation was released in 2009.
Set in the 1960s—the era of assimilation, the Vietnam war, Land Rights, the White Australia policy and the 1967 Refe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925936384 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1925936384 |
| Author: | Jimmy Chi, Kuckles |
| Publisher: | Magabala Books |
| Imprint: | Magabala Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 136 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 151mm x 9mm |
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About The Author
Jimmy Chi
Jimmy Chi was an Australian composer, musician and playwright. He was born in Broome in 1948 to a father of Chinese and Japanese descent, and a Bard and Scottish mother.
Kuckles included Jimmy Chi, Stephen Pigram, Michael Manolis, Garry Gower and Patrick Bin Amat. The musicians were studying at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music in Adelaide and formed the band in 1981. That same year they released their best-known and loved recording Milliya Rumarra (meaning brand new day in the Yawuru language). In 1982, Kuckles travelled to Germany to perform at the Third Annual International Koln Leiderfestival.
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