Jul 6, 2026 · 27 min · 10 segments
Jessica Mauboy was just 16 when she burst onto our screens, barefoot in the red dirt of Alice Springs, belting out Whitney Houston at her Australian Idol audition. She may have finished runner-up…
Jessica MauboyGuest
Yumi StynesHost
[gentle music] I was always on the ocean, on the water, in the channels of the Darwin Rivers.
Some of Jess's core childhood memories are of fishing for barramundi and mud crabs for dinner with her father.
Jess and her four sisters were raised by their Aboriginal mum and Indonesian dad.
Just the waft of the garlic and the ginger and the tamarind filtering throughout the kitchen, through the hallways, up the stairs into our bedrooms.
It was just like one of those meals that could last a whole week for us kids.
It's a big part of your story, I think, Jess, is how much your parents and your family did fill your cup and give you confidence.
[gentle music] I was always on the ocean, on the water, in the channels of the Darwin Rivers.
Some of Jess's core childhood memories are of fishing for barramundi and mud crabs for dinner with her father.
Jess and her four sisters were raised by their Aboriginal mum and Indonesian dad.
Just the waft of the garlic and the ginger and the tamarind filtering throughout the kitchen, through the hallways, up the stairs into our bedrooms.
It was just like one of those meals that could last a whole week for us kids.
It's a big part of your story, I think, Jess, is how much your parents and your family did fill your cup and give you confidence.
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