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Telling Stories
Larissa Behrendt

“I was born into a culture that has a tradition of storytelling. Indigenous cultures across Australia have cultural on “Dreamtime” stories that explain our relationship to each other and to our land and also teach us about the standard of behaviour that are expected of us. These stories are like “law stories” or morality tales. Perhaps because I came from this background, I always knew that telling a story is a powerful way …”