From Little Things Big Things Grow

The song was co-written by Kelly and Carmody, and is based on the story of the Wave Hill walk-off (Gurindji strike) and Vincent Lingiari as part of the Indigenous people's struggle for land rights in Australia and reconciliation.

This version included samples from speeches by Prime Ministers Paul Keating in 1992, and Kevin Rudd in 2008; it featured vocals by both Carmody and Kelly, as well as other Australian artists.

On 16 August 1975, a small part of their land was handed back to the Gurindji people on a 30-year-lease by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, a symbolic and powerful moment in history.

[14] The song was performed on 7 July 2007 on the Australian leg of Live Earth by Kelly, Carmody, John Butler, and Missy Higgins.

[20] The track features Carmody and Kelly, as well as other prominent Australian artists (including Urthboy, Missy Higgins, Mia Dyson, Radical Son, Jane Tyrrell, Dan Sultan, Joel Wenitong and Ozi Batla).

[22] The video for the song was produced by ARIA winner Hackett Films, and features John Butler, Leah Purcell, Pat Dodson and Anthony Mundine.

In November 2009 Triple J held a tribute concert for Paul Kelly in Melbourne, with John Butler, Missy Higgins and Dan Sultan performing this song.

Electric Fields were joined virtually by Jessica Mauboy, Missy Higgins and John Butler for a performance of the song recorded at the Adelaide Botanic Garden conservatory, and broadcast for the season finale of ABC Television's 6-part pandemic series, The Sound, on 23 August 2020.

Ramo's Hip hop version samples the original acoustic guitar and banjo chord progression from the Carmody-Kelly recording.

[27] A film of the same name was made by Rachel Perkins and Ned Lander in the four-part documentary series Blood Brothers in 1993, about the life of Kev Carmody.