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Black humour

The non-PC work of playwright Nakkiah Lui draws inspiration and laughter from dark events in her past

21 February 2015

9:00 AM

21 February 2015

9:00 AM

Every day for one year — as termites invaded the Aboriginal housing commission where Nakkiah Lui’s grandparents lived — Lui and her mother called the commission’s office to complain and beg for repairs. Nothing was done. The termites started to pour out of the walls and chew through the floorboards.

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