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Mangarri Man: Brambles Dris - making the most of an invasive weed
On my recent visit to the United Kingdom the last thing I expected to be doing w...
Phil Docherty 1 Apr 2026
Mangarri Man: the Turtujarti tree - a tough nut to crack
For a time, I lived in Karratha on a house block covered in dastardly buffel gra...
Phil Docherty 11 Mar 2026
Murdoch University awards Honorary Doctorate to Noongar medicine practitioner Vivienne Hansen
Murdoch University has awarded an Honorary Doctorate to Vivienne Hansen, recogni...
Giovanni Torre 13 Feb 2026
From premiership to the seasons: Shannon Motlop harvests culture for the next generation
On Larrakia Country at Bagot Community during the school holidays, laughter, lea...
Nicole Brown 29 Jan 2026
Mangarri Man: tingling with excitement
After 25 plus years of spending the Christmas holidays in the hot humid north of...
Phil Docherty 27 Jan 2026
Mangarri Man: Terrific terminalias

The leadwood is a member of the Combretaceae family which encompasses over 500 species of trees and shrubs found extensively through tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

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Phil Docherty Sep 9, 2025
Bush Tukka woman educating a new generation of adventurous foodies

Samantha Martin's passion for honouring her Jaru ancestors started while "growing up in the outback, deep in the bush" in the East Kimberley region.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jan 8, 2025
New research confirms the health benefits of native bushfood Indigenous people have used for millennia

University of Queensland research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations. Dr Oladipupo Adiamo from UQ's Centre for Nutrition and Food...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 18, 2024
Cooking with Aunty Dale: A recipe for success

Anglicare Southern Queensland has teamed up with My Dilly Bag for a cooking event on Gubbi Gubbi Country (Sunshine Coast). The event saw Yuwaalaraay/Kooma woman and owner of My Dilly Bag, Aunty Dale C...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 9, 2024
Mangarri man: Fabulous Figs

Figs (namely the domesticated fig Ficus carica, originating in the Middle East) have been in cultivation well before Greek and Roman times and it wasn't until just recently that I appreciated why.

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Phil Docherty Feb 8, 2024
Sisters educating people on traditional tucker and medicine

A new bush tucker book educating people on the plants of Birriliburu will hit the shelves soon. The Birriliburu Traditional Owners are the Martu People, whose traditional, ecological and cultural know...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Oct 11, 2023
Mangarri man: Sweet Quandong

Greetings from Whadjuk country and the beginning of Djilba, where the natural world is starting to spring into action after an extremely cold winter.

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Phil Docherty Jul 31, 2023
Mangarri Man: Bimba, nature's sweet gum

Good day everyone, welcome to another edition of Mangarri Man. More aptly for the part of Australia I'm visiting maybe it should read Womma ManI'm taking you to my old hometown of Mullewa, located on...

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Phil Docherty Jun 27, 2023
Mangarri Man - Bush to Mouth

Mangarri (Walmajarri for food)Good day my name is Phil Docherty. Growing up in country Western Australia and encouraged by my mother to get outdoors and explore the bush I developed a keen interest in...

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Phil Docherty Jun 10, 2023
Inside the native foods business placing focus on community education

For most native foods nurseries and corporations, growing native foods is a natural part of nuturing their business. On Dja Dja Wurrung Country, Nalderun is challenging the expectations of a tradition...

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Aug 28, 2022
Mutton bird on the menu? Palawa Kipli serves up traditional feast at Hobart’s Dark Mofo Festival

Tasmanian Aboriginal food was on the menu at the recent Dark Mofo Festival in Nipaluna (Hobart), with Palawa Kipli offering a variety of traditional Lutruwita (Tasmanian) cuisine.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 30, 2022
Bush tucker garden and native plants the talk around town for a small Tasmanian community

In small towns where common meeting areas are focal points, a feeling of shared ownership can turn into a vehicle for division when personal interest and opinion take away from community purpose.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 27, 2022
Bininj man's drive to reclaim bush tucker for First Nations people

For Bininj man Ben Tyler, food has always been about family, the community kitchen and of course, bush tucker. Growing up in Kakadu, it was influences from his mother's kitchen which inspired him to b...

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Apr 14, 2022
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