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Phillip Gwynne explores the complex issue of relations between indigenous and “white” Australians in his novel Deadly Unna. Dumby and Blacky lead very different lifestyles and are faced with the task of overcoming their racial differences. I will be explaining how they both suffer and grow from their relationship with each other. Because of their racial differences Dumby and Blacky suffer from their friendship together. The Nunga people generally stayed out at the Point unless they had to come to the Port to play football or buy groceries “…the two towns didn’t have much to do with one another. The footy was really the only place where Nungas and Goonyas got to hang around together.” Blacky wrote. They didn’t come into town much because the Port was an extremely racist town. Slogs had written ‘BOONGS PIS