Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth Ashton; Ernie Dingo as Vincent Burunga; Grahame Mundara Rich; Paul Caesar as Macka Hargreaves; Bob Maza as Alf Dyer; Wesley Patten as Chris Dyer; Justine Saunders as Millie Carmichael; Steven Vidler as Phil McCarthy; Leanne Bundy as Robyn; Bradley Byquar as Ricky Dyer; Luke Carroll as Jason Sutton; Rachael Maza as Leila Sutton; Kevin Tod Smith as Shorty Carmichael; Auriel Andrew as Vi Murray; Lillian Crombie as Mary Dyer