jayrahni nicholls series

In the first part of this series, Jayrahni Nicholls shared the world that shaped her, including Alice Springs, a nurturing but firm upbringing, and a mother who stood up for her daughter, refusing to let the system dictate her future. When Jayrahni’s school couldn’t provide health support, Charmaine Nicholls bravely fought the school and a […]

Jayrahni is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman who grew up in Alice Springs, Mackay and Cairns and has family connections from Badu and Thursday Islands to Coen. She is also a mother of two. This is her story, told in her own words and shared in five parts. It starts with a mother