Refugia NSW Counting our Country recognises the

Counting our Country recognises the value of developing cultural literacy by introducing language and art in the early years

This captivating picture book follows an emu who has lost his mob

born and raised in Kempsey NSW

2021 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS

challenging and unapologetic

Refugia NSW Counting our Country recognises theHIGHLY COMMENDED, 2025 ACT LITERARY AWARDS, POETRY SHORTLISTED, 2025 NSW LITERARY AWARDS, INDIGENOUS WRITERS' PRIZE SHORTLISTED, 2025 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS, INDIGENOUS WRITING LONGLISTED, 2025 ALS GOLD MEDAL Refugia is an unparalleled work of vision and political fury from Noongar and Yawuru poet and scholar Elfie Shiosaki. Inspired by the beeliar (Swan River) and the NASA James Webb Space Telescopes first year of science, this