Indigenous and Other Australians Since 1901 by Tim Rowse

Indigenous and Other Australians Since 1901 by Tim RowseAs Australia became a nation in 1901, no one anticipated that 'Aboriginal affairs' would become an on going national preoccupation. As Australia became a nation in 1901, no one anticipated that 'Aboriginal affairs' would become an on going national preoccupation. Not 'dying out' as predicted, Aboriginal numbers recovered and along with Torres Strait Islanders they became an articulate presence, aggrieved at colonial authority's interventions into

and endless rules that make no sense

and beliefs

the resurgence of interest in traditional Aboriginal knowledge and culture

Their hair billows in brilliant hues

believable characters that spring off the page

' Sunday Independent

In this hilarious memoir

and was associate editor of the CANBERRA TIMES until 2003

The methodical but troubled Chief Inspector Georges Gorski visits the wife of a lawyer killed in a road accident

she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself

he was living his dream

an incomprehensible loss