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Tommy Pau
From Marvel comics to preserving Torres Strait Islander culture, emerging artist Tommy Pau talks to Karen Dorante about the influences behind his works of art. He also talks about his youth, formal educational experiences and learning Torres Strait Islander culture. He touches on his previous occupations which involved pearling and teaching. Tommy's first solo exhibition […]
Listen >>Will Hayward
Tiga Bayles is joined by William Hayward from the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak and representatives from Indigenous foster and kinship care agencies to discuss their work and the challenges they face supporting families and children caught up in the ‘system' . Other speakers include: Ken Johnson from Kalwun Development Corporation, […]
Listen >>Danny Lester
Tiga Bayles spoke with Danny Lester CEO of the Aboriginal Employment Strategy based in New South Whales. Aboriginal Employment Strategy's (AES) mission is to train First Nations people for work and to help them to find jobs. Danny talks about the training programs which AES provides. File Download (39:25 min / 22.6 MB)
Listen >>Dorothy Fox
Karen Dorante spoke with Dorothy Fox, Chairperson of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) in The Northern Territory. NAAJA provides legal services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in a vast swathe of the Northern Territory: from its Head office in Darwin to the Tiwi Islands in the Arafura sea to the […]
Listen >>Al Smith
Tiga Bayles spoke with Al Smith an Artist for twenty years. Al plays several musical instruments and has recorded cd's that received acclaim at the Queensland Recording Association Awards. They spoke about Al's early life growing up and his book The Koala and Bunny which took him 16 Years to write. File Download (38:47 min […]
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