Baz Ruddick

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kenji Sato |Baz Ruddick

A Brisbane charity is refusing to take tents away from homeless people as the council warns it is breaking a law that holds a maximum penalty of more than $8,000. Northwest Community Group president Paul Slater received a letter on Wednesday, informing him his tents violated Brisbane City Council's local laws. "It is an offence for a person to deposit any article on council land without a reasonable excuse,” the letter read.

Jan 1, 2025 | abc.net.au | Baz Ruddick |Kirstie Wellauer

When the people of Saibai built their first church 150 years ago, they chose the highest point they could see on the island so they could, literally, look up to it. Today, the Holy Trinity Church — the fourth to stand on the same sacred mound and completed almost 90 years ago — is impossible to miss, with its stark white walls and dazzling stained-glass windows. And, elders say, the church, which now stands on the island's foreshore, has never been more important to this community.

Dec 27, 2024 | abc.net.au | Baz Ruddick |Jessica Naunton |Lily Nothling

Contemporary dance has brought Chris Dyke a long way. It’s given the 33-year-old independence, a creative outlet and a deep artistic connection with those around him. As a shy kid with Down syndrome, Dyke started dance classes in Adelaide when he was 12. This year, he became the first Australian with Down syndrome to direct a mainstage work for a professional dance company.

Dec 14, 2024 | abc.net.au | Kirstie Wellauer |Baz Ruddick |Craig Dixon |Daniel Franklin

Australians on the frontline of climate change are fighting for their vanishing ancestral home. Can a landmark lawsuit against the federal government save their way of life? Uncle Paul Kabai steps barefoot along a beach near a fallen sacred tree and onto the mud and broken coral edging his Torres Strait island home. He looks to the horizon and listens to the sea. "I can tell when it's going to rain or I can tell there will be an easterly blowing tomorrow," he says.

Nov 26, 2024 | abc.net.au | Baz Ruddick

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died and have been used with the permission of family. On the short ferry ride from Townsville to Palm Island, Alec Doomadgee prepared himself for cultural work marking the 20th anniversary of his brother's death. Mr Doomadgee painted himself in ochre and charcoal, tied red cloth around his body and put on a headdress of black cockatoo feathers.