Trailblazing star David Dalaithngu dies after battle with lung cancer | 9 News Australia

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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised this story contains images of a person who is deceased.

David Dalaithngu, a “once-in-a-generation” artist who became an Australian film icon over a decades-long career, has died. The Dalaithngu family has advised his name and image may continue to be used following his passing, in line with his wishes.

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Torres Strait Islanders are the Indigenous peoples of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped with them as Indigenous Australians. Today there are many more Torres Strait Islander people living in mainland Australia (nearly 28,000) than on the Islands (about 4,500).

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