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National Film and Sound Archive

No Fixed Address poster

1985

No Fixed Address poster

1985

  • NFSA IDJVKVMQWZ
  • TypeDocumentation
  • MediumDocumentation
  • FormPoster
  • GenresIndigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject, Popular music
  • Year1985

This striking poster for the band No Fixed Address features their name emblazoned across a map of the whole continent, symbolising solidarity with all First Nations Australians. It's a bold message of survival that also irreverently refutes the legal fiction of terra nullius (land belonging to no one) applying to Australia. 'No Fixed Address' resonates with broader experiences of displacement and marginalisation faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The band later found it 'slightly ironic' when a laneway in Adelaide was named after them, giving them a 'permanent' address in the city.

No Fixed Address were essential figures in the artist-led Aboriginal political resistance of the 1980s. They were the first Aboriginal band to achieve national and international recognition in the mainstream, with major tours, record deals, television appearances and the film Wrong Side of the Road (1981). They are best known for pioneering the reggae-rock sound with a fierce political activism that addressed issues such as racism and land rights. 'We Have Survived' (1981) became an anthem for Aboriginal resilience and was added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry.

This striking poster for the band No Fixed Address features their name emblazoned across a map of the whole continent, symbolising solidarity with all First Nations Australians. It's a bold message of survival that also irreverently refutes the legal fiction of terra nullius (land belonging to no one) applying to Australia. 'No Fixed Address' resonates with broader experiences of displacement and marginalisation faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The band later found it 'slightly ironic' when a laneway in Adelaide was named after them, giving them a 'permanent' address in the city.

No Fixed Address were essential figures in the artist-led Aboriginal political resistance of the 1980s. They were the first Aboriginal band to achieve national and international recognition in the mainstream, with major tours, record deals, television appearances and the film Wrong Side of the Road (1981). They are best known for pioneering the reggae-rock sound with a fierce political activism that addressed issues such as racism and land rights. 'We Have Survived' (1981) became an anthem for Aboriginal resilience and was added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry.

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    Mark Thompson, No Fixed Address
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