Green Ringer: A Fitzroy Crossing Memoir

by Steve Hawke

As Bob Hawke began his ascent to prime minister, his son Steve was experiencing inspiring leadership in the remote North-West as Indigenous communities rose up against decades of oppression. From a shocking encounter in an outback pub to the firsthand account of a survivor of the frontier massacres, and from the groundbreaking Noonkanbah land rights battle to the birth of the Indigenous outstation movement, Steve Hawke was there to capture it all. His chronicle of young romance and wild adventure offers a rare glimpse into a moment when ancient traditions and modern aspirations collided— and one young man forged his own identity in the midst of great change.

223 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication February 2, 2027

About the author

Steve Hawke grew up in Melbourne, then lived in the Kimberley for many years, before settling in the Perth hills. His first adult novel, The Valley, was published in 2018. Out of Time is his second novel. He has also written the stage play Jandamarra (2008 and 2011), the libretto for the dramatic cantata Jandamarra: Sing For The Country (2014 and 2019) and the children’s novel Barefoot Kids (2007). His non-fiction writing includes Noonkanbah: Whose Land, Whose Law (1989), the biography Polly Farmer (1994) and A Town Is Born: The Fitzroy Crossing Story (2013).