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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Ella Archibald-Binge, photographs by Blake Sharp-Wiggins

At Boobera Lagoon, I dip my toes into learning a long-dormant language

Ella Archibald-Binge sits under a tree beside the lagoon
Ella Archibald-Binge at Boobera Lagoon, with a welcome to country in Gamilaraay language Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/Guardian Design

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have died

We’re bumping along a rugged bush track when the scrub clears to reveal the spot our guide calls “the east coast Uluru”.

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