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Indigenous singer-songwriter Shellie Morris is appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia

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Shellie Morris Credit: NITV

Shellie Morris AO talks to NITV's Guy McLean about being included in the King's Birthday Honours list, about her upbringing as an adopted person in South Sydney, about her adopted family and her birth family and about her life and work to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians and youth through music and education. She also gives a preview of a song from her latest album, featuring the Anindiliakwa language of Groote Eylandt.


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Shellie Morris AO talks to NITV's Guy McLean about being included in the King's Birthday Honours list, about her upbringing as an adopted person in South Sydney, about her adopted family and her birth family and about her life and work to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians and youth through music and education. She also gives a preview of a song from her latest album, featuring the Anindiliakwa language of Groote Eylandt.


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