Background
Andrew McMillan was born on 29 December 1957 and was educated in Brisbane, Queensland.
Andrew McMillan was born on 29 December 1957 and was educated in Brisbane, Queensland.
McMillan moved to the Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory in 1988 after travelling with the bands Midnight Oil and the Warumpi Band on the Blackfella-Whitefella tour of remote Aboriginal communities in the Northwest Territories. That experience led him to write the book Strict Rules: The Blackfella-Whitefella Tour which was published in 1988 (Hodder & Stoughton) and reprinted in 1992 (Sceptre). McMillan wrote music journalism, popular history, essays, poetry, and a play "Dingo Calling". Much of his writing was informed by his life in the Northern Territory.
HIs articles and essays appeared in a range of publications including Rolling Stone, The Monthly, Griffith Review, Meanjin and Northern Perspective.
He was deeply engaged with Aboriginal communities in the Northwest Territories and the issues facing Aboriginal Australians. McMillan died in Darwin on 28 January 2012 after contracting bowel and liver cancer.
McMillan’s personal collection of writings, interviews, papers and audio material is held by the Northern Territory Library in Darwin, Northwest Territories.
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