Emily Nguyen-Hunt

Jan 23, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jacob McQuire |Emily Nguyen-Hunt

Growing up in Sydney, Australia, was Telly Tuita's home away from home. The Tongan-born artist has developed a unique style of art dubbed 'Tongpop', which reflects the duality of growing up between the Pacific and Australia. "It literally is just the combination of my life story - who I am, my reality, and also both my past and possibly future," Tuita told Nesia Daily.

Jan 19, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jacob McQuire |Michael Chow |Emily Nguyen-Hunt

All the way from the remote village of Niuatoputapo in Tonga, 17-year old singer Mele Prescott is in Sydney, Australia, participating in a two-week program at the prestigious Gondwana National Choirs. This life-changing opportunity was the result of a viral moment last year, when the teenager caught the attention of millions with her "angelic" singing voice on social media.

Jul 23, 2024 | abc.net.au | Julian Morrow |Kristina Miltiadou |Moale James |Emily Nguyen-Hunt |Bobby Macumber

Koteka Wenda's childhood is full of bittersweet memories and lessons. Her early memories are of her family fleeing West Papua as political-refugees to live in exile in the safety of the United Kingdom. It was in exile where Koteka and her family discovered what it means to grow a community and continue the spreading of their message to "Free West Papua" using their abilities as mucians, educators and living witnesses to being a West Papuan in Indonesia.

Jul 3, 2024 | abc.net.au | Michael Chow |Jacob McQuire |Emily Nguyen-Hunt

Though synonymous with the Brisbane Broncos rugby league club, Marsden State High School changed footy codes for a single afternoon, becoming a gridiron training ground as a trio of legendary NFL superstars - with 7x Super Bowl championship rings between them - dropped by to coach and mentor some lucky students.

Mar 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Michael Chow |Emily Nguyen-Hunt

The traditional Niuean bark cloth practice of hiapo has been lying dormant for several generations after slowly disappearing in the early 1900s — now, one artist in Aotearoa New Zealand has reawakened the practice. Cora-Allan, a visual artist of Māori and Niuean descent, has spent years researching and reviving the practice of hiapo and is regarded as one of the only living traditional makers in Aotearoa New Zealand and Niue.