Dr Craig Cormick OAM is an award-winning science communicator and author of over 40 books of fiction and non-fiction. His writing awards include the NSW Premier’s History Prize, ACT Book of the Year Award, and being shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s History Award. He is Patron of MARION, the Canberra Writers Centre and a Children’s Book Council of Australia (ACT) Ambassador. His most recent title co-authored with Darren Rix is Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook, and what they tell about the coming of the Ghost People.
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This is a rare chance to hear about the remarkable life of Captain Reg Saunders, Australia’s first Indigenous commissioned officer, from his nephew James Saunders and eldest daughter Aunty Glenda Humes.…
Join us for an adventure into deep history to discover how Indigenous knowledge shaped the Australian continent. We’ll journey through astronomy, firestick farming, international trade and open-sea navigation. Our expert…
