Vanessa was ‘kidnapped’ by the family policing system aged 10. Now, she’s fighting for other First Nations families
- Written by Allanah Hunt, Lecturer, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland
“When you take a child, you are taking sovereignty, their role, their connection – you are taking whole communities that live inside that little being,” writes Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts.
Her memoir, Long Yarn Short, imprinted on my mind and heart. In a warm, inviting voice, this proud Bundjalung Widubul-Wiabul woman paints an...





