Name: Indigenous art: Breaking the myths by Newsworthy
Duration: 4 min 29 s
Description: Indigenous artists are challenging Australians to break out of the stereotypes and the myths that constitute what Aboriginal art is. Newsworthy's Maeve Carragher reports.

Indigenous artists are challenging Australians to break out of the stereotypes and the myths that constitute what Aboriginal art is. Newsworthy's Maeve Carragher reports.

Indigenous art: Breaking the myths

With inflation rising and Australians struggling to make ends meet, #Coles and #Woolworths have both recorded billion-dollar profits in the past financial year. They have also introduced extensive security measures to combat shoplifting, claiming a 20 per cent increase in "stock loss". #Newsworthy's Cayle Reid reveals these statistics can be misleading.

The real story behind the 'surge' in shoplifting in Australia

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Read Rhiannon's story https://www.newsworthy.org.au/adhd-diagnosis-revamp-needed-2661044823.html

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Laura Gordon speaks with #Newsworthy's Cayle Reid, Charles Whatmore and Anna Moran about the wonder of small gigs versus mega-tours, the female experience in venue spaces and the sense of shared community in discovering the next big thing.

Read Laura's story https://www.newsworthy.org.au/support-local-australian-music-gigs-2665863127.html

Laura Gordon on small gigs, no pretensions and discovering 'unknowns'

Audio erotica app Quinn opens a conversation on how women can experiment with pleasure and sexuality safely. Newsworthy's Margareth Kowik  reports.

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The first-ever captain of the Matildas, Julie Dolan, speaks to Newsworthy's Maddie Nixon about how far they've come since she represented Australia in the first World Women's Invitational Tournament in Chinese Taipei in 1978.

The 'first' Matilda is still pinching herself

Hannah Diviney is a disability advocate, actress and recently published author. Her first book, "I’ll Let Myself In" details a life lived with cerebral palsy, from coming to terms with her difference at a young age to embracing it in her twenties, becoming the first disabled person to have a sex scene on Australian television. She made international headlines after calling out Lizzo and Beyonce for using ablest slurs in their music. She chats to Newsworthy's Anna Tidswell about why she chose to put pen to paper, the power of social media and exactly what happened with those ablest lyrics.

Hannah Diviney on why she needs to tell her own story before she can tell others

As Australia moves back into an environment without COVID restrictions, hard-style raves are selling out nationwide. While mainstream news media warn of high risks at festivals, the rave community has a message: It’s not just about the drugs, it’s about the music, dance and the community. #Newsworthy's Jade Psihogios reports.

Rave On: It's time to change the narrative

Newsworthy's Louise Perigaud asks whether Australian school curricula are giving young Australians a clear picture of Indigenous culture and history and how that impacts their understanding.

Price to pay for 'limited' teaching of Indigenous history

UNSW student filmmaker Maddi Noonan discusses the mental health toll the pandemic took on her friendship "saltwater babies" group and the healing power of the sea. She speaks with Newsworthy's Payton Buschhorn, Emily Donohoe and Erato Zhang.

Watch Maddi's short film here: https://youtu.be/U3hkZaTm1Zc

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