2025 Yarning Competition Winners
Venue: Viewing Room 2, Level 1, Australian Parliament House
Date: Wednesday 29 October – Sunday 9 November 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Winning artworks created by First Nations students from across Australia as part of the inaugural Yarning Competition will be on display at Parliament House this October.
The Yarning Competition aims to provide an opportunity for First Nations secondary school students across Australia to connect with the work of the Australian Parliament by inviting them to share their unique stories and experiences.
2025 Yarning Competition Winners
Lincoln Frid
- Age Group: Year 7/8
- Title: Family Foundations
- Theme: Family and Community
- Medium: Art
“Family Foundations (my artwork) portrays a story that represents my grandmother (Big Nan). My grandmother Theresa was a descendant of the Mandandanji People they’re the traditional owners of Roma and surrounding.”
View the Artwork: Lincoln Frid – Yarning Competition
Brooke Dobson
- Age Group: Year 7/8
- Title: The Magpie and The Crow
- Theme: Country and Connection
- Medium: Art
“The story of the Magpie and the Crow.
A story of two greedy brothers.
The way I was told the story was that the two brothers amongst a tribe refused to help out for an upcoming ceremony. Whilst everyone was hunting or preparing things for this ceremony, the two brothers ran off to eat berries.”
View the Artwork: Brooke Dobson – Yarning Competition
Jedah-Rose Morea
- Age Group: Year 9/10
- Title: My Saltwater Country
- Theme: Identity and Culture
- Medium: Text
“This is my version on what being indigenous means to me. My Saltwater Country talks about how being a first nations persons runs deep, that it runs deeper then my blood, but being indigenous means that I have a connection and caring for my country. My Saltwater Country shows that I, myself know about the ocean, that I can hear the stories it keeps. I wrote this so people would understand that being an Aboriginal woman means more than just the title.”
View the Artwork: Jedah-Rose Morea – Yarning Competition
Cleo Doyle
- Age Group: Year 11/12
- Title: Ochre – Contemporary Aboriginal Dance
- Theme: Country and Connection
- Medium: Video
“My name is Cleo Doyle, and I am a proud Kamilaroi performer and choreographer with a deep passion for Aboriginal contemporary dance, based on Awabakal Country (Lake Macquarie/ Newcastle). My choreographic work ‘Ochre’ is a deeply personal and powerful reflection of my journey, reconnecting to culture and identity as a proud Aboriginal woman.”
View the Artwork: Cleo Doyle – Yarning Competition