Jillibalu Riley spent his childhood between Cairns and Kuranda doing flips with his cousins and nephews and busking with local boys, performing Djabugay dances for the tourists (spoiling themselves afterwards with sweets and hot chips). He has been performing professionally since 2010, graduated from the National Institute of Circus Arts in 2015 and toured with Djuki Mala before joining Circus Oz in 2019. He spoke to Gman in Big Brekkie this morning