Land Back
“Goanna Dreaming” by Leslie, acrylic on canvas, available for purchase at Boom Gate Gallery
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Mob
Our land being invaded
Our women and children being taken
Rabbit-Proof Fence no escaping
Our Ancestors from Sky and Sea
Are who we thought we were inviting
Now it’s our history they are rewriting
Gifts disguised we’re being deceived
Alcohol blankets white man’s disease
Live like you instead of in harmony
With each other Flora Fauna and Mother Country
Murris put clay on their heads
Preparing for war preparing for death
Tribal warrior from long ago
Tribal warrior I stand alone
The Dreaming created me to be a nightmare
To these while Devilshare
I stand alone Pemelway this is my home I show no fear
Armed with knowledge of Country my Ancestral spirits and spear
I will show them a feverish nightmare fuelled Dreamtime warrior
For my People I am worrying
Land women and children taken from us
Culture art and stories thrown under the bus
Rainbow Prophecy a chosen few, who will your dollars feed
When poisoned is every river sea animal and tree birds and bees
Rise up like a phoenix bring our land back to us
Welcome to Country, now you’re one of us
Date Published
July 29, 2026
By Boom Gate Gallery
Most of the art featured at Boom Gate Gallery is made at Long Bay Gaol, with some coming from other prisons in NSW.
ISSUE NO. 26
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2 MIN READ
By Denham Sadler
You’ve probably heard of AFL legends Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin. But what you might not know, is that they also started their own charity called the GO Foundation.
ISSUE NO. 26
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3 MIN READ
By NAAJA
NAAJA has a 50-year history of serving Aboriginal Territorians as they navigate the justice system.
ISSUE NO. 25
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3 MIN READ
By Denham Sadler
Tracy was one of many women released from prison straight into homelessness. Thanks to the Homeward Sisters program, Tracy was able to secure priority housing that meets her needs.
ISSUE NO. 24
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3 MIN READ