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ABC News
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Evie Irie covers Lana Del Rey's 'Norman fucking Rockwell' for Like A Version
First impressions are incredibly important and there's zero doubt that Evie Irie crushed hers with her debut in the Like A Version studio with this Lana Del Rey cover. The 22-year-old Darkinjung/Central Coast-born, LA-based singer-songwriter stepped up with her rendition of 'Norman fucking Rockwell' as a dedication to the artist she adores. "When I got asked to do this I was like 'yes!'," Evie said. "It's an ode to her. I just love her so much, she's everything to me. I just wanted to interpret it in my own way." Immersing herself in the lyrics to truly understand the thread Lana was weaving in her 2019 album of the same name, Evie Irie was able to take it all in and perform it with her whole chest while she was home from the US. Flanked by a full band (including strings!) Evie Irie builds the energy up and lets it fall gracefully throughout the cover. And who would have expected a Lana song to have gang vocals? Check out more from Evie Irie's debut in the Like A Version studios below. Behind Evie Irie's cover of Lana Del Rey's 'Norman fucking Rockwell' for Like A Version Evie Irie – 'Mercedes Medicated' (live for Like A Version) Posted 44m ago 44 minutes ago Thu 15 May 2025 at 10:30pm
ABC News
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Behind Evie Irie's cover of Lana Del Rey's 'Norman fucking Rockwell' for Like A Version
Doing your debut Like A Version is definitely nerve-wracking for an artist, but doing a song by one of your absolute favourite artists for your debut LAV? That's a whole other level of fear. Evie Irie did just that. The Darkinjung/Central Coast-born, LA-based singer songwriter threw it all at the wall for her first entry in the Like A Version studio, tackling Lana Del Rey's 'Norman fucking Rockwell' with her own punchy indie twist. "I went to Coachella last year – sorry, Lana chella – and it was the greatest thing ever," Evie Irie said. "It was life-changing. I was bawling... sobbing... it was spiritually, chemically, unbelievable. When I got asked to do this I was like 'yes!'. "It's an ode to her. I just love her so much, she's everything to me. I just wanted to interpret it in my own way." Once Evie got deep into the lyrics and emotion of the track, she found that her love for Lana was unlocked even deeper. "Her artistry, her lyricism, goes so deep," she said. "And it's so smart and so beautiful and poetic in every single way. She just understands culture and history and is able to blend it all and merge it all together." Backed by a full band and strings, Evie Irie gave the track her own full-bodied energy, allowing it to build, soar and gently fall back down to its delicate, moody roots. An unreal debut from Evie Irie, we reckon Lana would love it, too. Posted 44m ago 44 minutes ago Thu 15 May 2025 at 10:30pm
ABC News
12-05-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Lord Howe Island's palms challenge Darwin's evolutionary theory
On today's show: Members of the National party have voted for David Littleproud to stay on as party leader after facing a challenge from Matt Canavan. Earlier the Prime Minister unveiled his new look cabinet while most high-profile ministers will remain in their roles, Anthony Albanese has swapped around some key portfolios after Labor's landslide election victory. Darkinjung was considered an endangered Aboriginal language, but community elders on the NSW Central Coast hope a new program for preschool students will change that. In the North of Victoria, along the Murray River, Barmah National Park is blooming. Ecologists are celebrating the return of animal and plant species which haven't been seen in the national park for years. The reason behind the bounce back is simple, the removal of hundreds of feral horses. Elizabeth Wray and Rohan Samara are two of the thousands of children evacuated from Vietnam at the fall of Saigon 50 years ago as part of Operation Babylift. They're embarking on a quest to find their biological families. The number of women playing team sport continues to rise, but facilities aren't keeping up. A southern Tasmanian cricket club says it risks losing players unless it gets help to upgrade its change rooms.
ABC News
12-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
Toukley's Kooloora Preschool revives endangered Darkinjung Aboriginal language
Students at a NSW Central Coast preschool start their day talking about their feelings in Darkinjung, the local Aboriginal language. Darkinjung is the predominant First Nations group in the region, but the language became endangered fairly quickly after colonisation due to its proximity to Sydney. "It's taken a lot of research, a lot of hard work from people that have come before me to get those words so we can start learning them again," preschool educational leader Sharon Buck said. Ms Buck is a proud Gamilaroi woman who has lived and worked on Darkinjung country her whole life. Kooloora is a targeted Aboriginal preschool attached to Toukley Public School. About 75 per cent of students identify as Aboriginal, but Ms Buck said all families appreciated the opportunity to learn language and culture. Amber Clenton's daughter, Islah, has attended Kooloora since the beginning of the year. She has started bringing the language and songs home. "Our whole family is Aboriginal, so we love to learn the language," Ms Clenton said. "It's one of the best things … sharing culture and opening it up to everyone as well, so everyone else can learn something if they want to. It's great." She said it was an opportunity she was not afforded as a child. "It's hard for me to try and get more information on my family because no-one wants to share it, but I'm glad being in here will help her learn," Ms Clenton said. Arliah James is one of Kooloora's non-Aboriginal students. Her mother, Kelsey, said she was benefiting from the Darkinjung language program. "I just love how this school incorporates it [culture] a lot and it is not getting forgotten," Ms James said. "I didn't get to learn much about it, and it's lovely to see that she's embracing it and they're enjoying it at the same time." Bronwyn Chambers, who is a community elder and former chair of the Darkinjung Language Centre, said it was encouraging to see a new generation carrying on traditions that were almost lost. "Children are our future in speaking language," she said. "I'm hoping that one day our Darkinjung language might be our people's first language again. "It's their right to have their language and it's been taken away from us, and now it's the opportunity to give language back, not just to Darkinjung people but to all Aboriginal people who live here on the Central Coast." Ms Buck's commitment to restoring language has resulted in the preschool earning the highest rating achievable for an early childhood education and care service. The rating of excellent, from the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, is an honour Kooloora shares with just 10 other facilities in NSW. "It validates that the service is a leader in our community and for other early childhood services, and that our initiatives are recognised and valued as making a difference for children and families," Ms Buck said. The preschool is working with other local schools to share the localised Aboriginal curriculum.
ABC News
11-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
Toukley's Kooloora Preschool revives lost Darkinjung Aboriginal language
Students at a NSW Central Coast preschool start their day talking about their feelings in Darkinjung, the local Aboriginal language. Darkinjung is the predominant First Nations group in the region, but the language was lost fairly quickly after colonisation due to its proximity to Sydney. "It's taken a lot of research, a lot of hard work from people that have come before me to get those words so we can start learning them again," preschool educational leader Sharon Buck said. Ms Buck is a proud Gamilaroi woman who has lived and worked on Darkinjung country her whole life. Kooloora is a targeted Aboriginal preschool attached to Toukley Public School. About 75 per cent of students identify as Aboriginal, but Ms Buck said all families appreciated the opportunity to learn language and culture. Amber Clenton's daughter, Islah, has attended Kooloora since the beginning of the year. She has started bringing the language and songs home. "Our whole family is Aboriginal, so we love to learn the language," Ms Clenton said. "It's one of the best things … sharing culture and opening it up to everyone as well, so everyone else can learn something if they want to. It's great." She said it was an opportunity she was not afforded as a child. "It's hard for me to try and get more information on my family because no-one wants to share it, but I'm glad being in here will help her learn," Ms Clenton said. Arliah James is one of Kooloora's non-Aboriginal students. Her mother, Kelsey, said she was benefiting from the Darkinjung language program. "I just love how this school incorporates it [culture] a lot and it is not getting forgotten," Ms James said. "I didn't get to learn much about it, and it's lovely to see that she's embracing it and they're enjoying it at the same time." Bronwyn Chambers, who is a community elder and former chair of the Darkinjung Language Centre, said it was encouraging to see a new generation carrying on traditions that were almost lost. "Children are our future in speaking language," she said. "I'm hoping that one day our Darkinjung language might be our people's first language again. "It's their right to have their language and it's been taken away from us, and now it's the opportunity to give language back, not just to Darkinjung people but to all Aboriginal people who live here on the Central Coast." Ms Buck's commitment to restoring language has resulted in the preschool earning the highest rating achievable for an early childhood education and care service. The rating of excellent, from the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, is an honour Kooloora shares with just 10 other facilities in NSW. "It validates that the service is a leader in our community and for other early childhood services, and that our initiatives are recognised and valued as making a difference for children and families," Ms Buck said. The preschool is working with other local schools to share the localised Aboriginal curriculum.
