Identify all the Australian Aboriginal writers:

1. A. Kim Scott
2. B. Peter Carey
3. C. Oodgeroo Noonuccal
4. D. Kevin Gilbert
5. E. Derek Walcott

1. AB, C and D only
2. BC, D and E only
3. CA, C and D only
4. DB, A and E only

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Correct answer: C. A, C and D only

Explanation

Kim Scott (Noongar; Benang, That Deadman Dance), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker, We Are Going, 1964) and Kevin Gilbert (Wiradjuri poet and activist) are Aboriginal. Peter Carey is a white Australian novelist and Derek Walcott is from St Lucia.