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Holiday Listening: David Bindi Hudson on playing his didgeridoo at the Taj Mahal

When his elders named him Bindi, David Hudson had no idea his future would involve performing with his didgeridoo at the Taj Mahal, or a role in a film starring Marlin Brando Western Yalanji and Ewamian man David Bindi Hudson is a performing artist and musician.His parents were b ... Show more

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Holiday Listening: Learning from the mighty matriarchs of the animal kingdom

Erna Walraven was one of the first female zookeepers to work at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in the 1980s. Despite practical jokes from her male colleagues, like animal dung in her gumboots, Erna kept her nerve.She was born in The Netherlands, to parents who were involved in the Dutch re ... Show more

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