BY GUY MCLEAN

From the tropical Top End to the dusty dirt of Central Australia, Darwin barber Kyle Bambra is showing young people in remote communities how a simple skill can turn into a career – one haircut at a time. Kyle, 24, who grew up in Darwin with family ties to Maningrida, works for Gary Strachan, founder of Deadly Hair Dude. He travels across the Northern Territory mentoring young Aboriginal people and helping establish community salons.