News about Archie Roach

After winning the Norm Smith Medal as the best on ground in the 1993 grand final, the renowned Bomber is no stranger to performing in front of huge crowds. But at the Dreamtime at the G game, he'll be thrilling the fans with a microphone in his hand rather than a football.

At the 2023 APRA Music Awards, Daniel Johns has been selected for Song of the Year. I Feel Electric, the 43-year-old Silverchair frontman, received the award for his solo album, I Feel Electric. DJ Flume and Julia Jacklin, rockers King Stingray, and late Archie Roach are among the others competing for the award, which is voted by 3000 local songwriters.

Molly Meldrum is 80 on Sunday and he was celebrating early on Friday. The music legend appeared at the Australian Music Vault in Melbourne, where he was presented with a cake. It featured likenesses of Kylie Minogue, Tina Arena, Michael Gudinski, and Archie Roach.

On Wednesday night, a number of Australian artists were recognised at the 2023 Australia Day Honours in Canberra. At this year's banquet, late songwriter and elder Archie Roach was named a Companion of the Order (AC). Jill Shelton, Archie's friend, project manager, and CEO, said the award was 'bittersweet.'

Daniel Andrews (pictured left), on behalf of the Victorian government, apologised to late songman and storyteller Archie Roach (pictured right with his late wife, Ruby Hunter) at his state memorial service in Melbourne on Thursday. The premier said that old government policies and legislation had caused a lot of pain, suffering, and despair on Uncle Archie.

A young woman with a'very worrying' driving record broke down in court after she confessed to murdering a grandfather in a horrific accident. Alisha Jane Fagan, 22, first gave police a false name and said she was not behind the wheel of an Audi sedan that was speeding and ran a red light in Melbourne's west, before it struck 69-year-old Sedat Hassan's Honda and killed him. Following the crash on June 9th this year, three men of African appearance were in the car with her and fled, but she stayed behind to try and assist the wounded Mr Hassan.

As the legendary musician recovers from emergency cancer surgery, Richard Wilkins is rallying around his buddy John Farnham. Farnham was rushed to hospital on Tuesday morning and underwent a 12-hour operation to remove a tumor from his throat. On Tuesday evening, Wilkins, a long-time Farnham fan, paid a loving tribute to him, wishing him all the best in his recovery.

After the beloved Australian singer's shock cancer diagnosis, today entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins has shared an update on John Farnham's health. When Wilkins, a long-time friend of the 73-year-old designer, revealed that Farnham was preparing for surgery, he became visibly emotional. "This is an announcement that no one wants to make and no one really wants to hear," Wilkins, 68, gravely told his co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon.