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Professor Cindy Shannon
Professor Cindy Shannon is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Education) at The University of Queensland and President of Hepatitis Australia. She and Tiga discuss the worsening syphilis infection rates in First Nations communities. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-12/syphilis-outbreak-500-indigenous-people-in-queensland-infected/6934508 http://www.uq.edu.au/about/pvc-ie http://www.hepatitisaustralia.com/
Listen >>Adrian Burragubba
Tiga is joined by Adrian Burragubba, Wangan and Jagalingou elder talking about the fight to save traditional lands from a planned coal mine. https://www.communityrun.org/petitions/don-t-let-adani-build-their-huge-coal-mine-on-our-traditional-land http://www.ibtimes.com/australias-16b-carmichael-mine-blocked-aboriginal-groups-1859884
Listen >>Eva Cox
Eva Cox is a feminist activist who still believes it is possible to make societies more civil, responsible and fair. She is a sociologist by trade, a researcher who finds evidence for the benefits of valuing social goals over economic ones. Her two grandsons make gender fairness a serious priority, so they too can choose […]
Listen >>Chris Graham
Chris Graham is the owner and editor of New Matilda. He is the former managing editor of Tracker magazine and the National Indigenous Times, was the Associate Producer of John Pilger’s documentary Utopia, and is a Walkley Award and Human Rights Award winning journalist. Link: https://newmatilda.com/
Listen >>Luke Pearson
Luke Pearson is the founder and curator of the Twitter account IndigenousX, which has just branched out onto the online media space (click here) and is a vibrant new edition to the Aboriginal media sector. Amy McQuire spoke to Luke about the events in Aboriginal affairs this year that made the most impact, and also […]
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