Jacky was running. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. There was no sense he was getting anywhere, no plan, no destination, no future. All he had was a sense of what was behind, what he was running from. Jacky was running. The Natives of the Colony are restless. The Settlers are eager to have a nation of peace, and to bring the savages into line. Families are torn apart, reeducation is enforced. This rich land will provide for all. This is not Australia as we know it. This is not the Australia of our history. This TERRA NULLIUS is something new, but all too familiar
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Australian
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Shortlisted for the Stella Prize 2018
First published in Australia and New Zealand in 2017
Winner of the 2016 black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowship; Winner of the Norma K Hemming Award 2018; Winner of the Tin Duck Award for Best Porfessional Long Written Work
