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Summer May Finlay
Summer May Finlay is a Yorta Yorta woman, public health professional and writer at Croakey’s #JustJustice campaign. She spoke to Amy McQuire about the project, which provides socially responsible journalism on the rising Aboriginal incarceration crisis through a health perspective. The programme discusses the health impacts of locking up so many Aboriginal men, women and […]
Listen >>Aaron Smith
Amy McQuire catches up with the latest news up to the Torres Strait with Torres News editor Aaron Smith. This show discusses the current El Nino climate pattern and how it is affecting mob throughout the Torres Strait, the recent local government elections which saw the first female mayor of Torres Shire Council Vonda Malone […]
Listen >>Ms Dhu's inquest
The inquest into the death in custody of 22-year-old Yamitji woman Ms Dhu recommenced this week. It began in November last year. This week the coroner heard from a number of police witnesses. There were 11 officers in the chain of command from Ms Dhu’s incarceration to her death only a few days later. Ms […]
Listen >>Bronwyn Carlson
Prof Bronwyn Carlson is an Indigenous studies lecturer at the University of Wollongong, and the author of The Politics of Identity: Who Counts as Aboriginal Today. It was the subject of her PhD, which won the Stanner Award from AIATSIS. Bronwyn joined Amy McQuire to talk about the history of Aboriginal identity, how Aboriginal people […]
Listen >>Increased suicide numbers unacceptable
The highest rate of suicide in ten years is a cause of great concern according to SANE Australia CEO, Jack Heath. “The increase in suicides in 2014 is simply unacceptable. 2864 deaths by suicide is 2864 too many,” Mr Heath said in a statement released this week. “We need to redouble our efforts to prevent […]
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