I kind of got into writing as an escape from a looming career in law. I started writing short stories and even slam poetry as a way of dealing with the anxiety of becoming a lawyer. And then a play I’d written was selected for the 2009 World Interplay Festival in Cairns. I started thinking about dreamtime stories and how so much of that storytelling was about finding the hidden meanings in things. I figured that concept naturally lends itself to performance writing, so I leaned into the serendipity of the moment and decided to become a playwright.
Food is political by nature, especially for First Nations people. My podcast, First Eat, came about because I thought, “What would modern food look like in Australia if First Nations people had always owned the land? Would my plate look any different?” And I realised I didn’t know the native ingredients of the land or how my ancestors ate. These thoughts were born because a few months ago I had my first baby and I wanted to feed and nourish her but also be capable of providing her with a connection to her culture. So the podcast has been a really interesting exercise in examining the impact of colonisation on First Nation plates.
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