Corroboree Sydney: Indigenous festival cancelled after funding dispute with NSW government

By Andrew Taylor
Updated August 3 2015 - 6:08pm, first published 12:15am
Corroboree Sydney's artistic director Hetti Perkins in 2013 with dancer Karwin Knox (left) and Roy Kennedy from the Corroboree Council of Elders. Photo: Anna Kucera
Corroboree Sydney's artistic director Hetti Perkins in 2013 with dancer Karwin Knox (left) and Roy Kennedy from the Corroboree Council of Elders. Photo: Anna Kucera
Former NSW Governor Marie Bashir with school students at the launch of Corroboree Sydney in 2013. Photo: Peter Rae
Former NSW Governor Marie Bashir with school students at the launch of Corroboree Sydney in 2013. Photo: Peter Rae
Thousands of children paraded through the city in the Gurung Parade to launch Corroboree Sydney in 2014. Photo: James Morgan
Thousands of children paraded through the city in the Gurung Parade to launch Corroboree Sydney in 2014. Photo: James Morgan
Corroboree Sydney's artistic director Hetti Perkins in 2013 with dancer Karwin Knox (left) and Roy Kennedy from the Corroboree Council of Elders. Photo: Anna Kucera
Corroboree Sydney's artistic director Hetti Perkins in 2013 with dancer Karwin Knox (left) and Roy Kennedy from the Corroboree Council of Elders. Photo: Anna Kucera
Corroboree Sydney's artistic director Hetti Perkins in 2013 with dancer Karwin Knox (left) and Roy Kennedy from the Corroboree Council of Elders. Photo: Anna Kucera
Corroboree Sydney's artistic director Hetti Perkins in 2013 with dancer Karwin Knox (left) and Roy Kennedy from the Corroboree Council of Elders. Photo: Anna Kucera

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