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"You realise everybody suffers…I’m able to have that hope, you know. I’m able to hold on and see the light in the darkness."
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Archie RoachPeople need to understand that as well, that some of the families, may — Archie Roach
"People need to understand that as well, that some of the families, maybe a lot of the families: what they did [was] out of the goodness of their hearts, and out of love."
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Archie Roach
Archie Roach
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Archibald William Roach was an Australian singer-songwriter and Aboriginal activist. Often referred to as "Uncle Archie", Roach was a Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder who campaigned for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. His wife and musical partner was the singer Ruby Hunter (1955–2010).
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"You can reach the darkest point in our life and come back, and come good, even better."
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"[Music] gives a lot of young people who can’t express themselves in any other way – which is probably why they’re in the youth justice system in the first place – it gives them a voice."
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