Mary Lee was evacuated when Darwin was bombed in 1942 and went on to have 9 kids. Among those kids: Ian, who was a a Senate candidate in the seat of Solomon in this year's election, and Bilawara who is politically passionate and works as a marriage celebrant.
Bilawara also had several kids, one of whom is Dean - father of six gorgeous ratbags under 14. He was widowed when his youngest child was nine weeks old.
They let me join in for their regular family feed on Wednesday last week, so I roamed about with a recording device in between helping with the washing up and stuffing my face with tacos. Here's what they had to say about the election, the candidates and the current state of affairs for the nation's Top End indigenous people. It was aired on the ABC last week...
Picture: Larrakia Nation Art Centre fabrics
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