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National Indigenous current affairs program, focusing on issues of importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Broadcast locally and nationally through the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS), the program features interviews and discussions that inform, educate and engage audiences on key community, cultural, and social issues.
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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 […]
Listen >>Jodie Currie
Tiga Bayles is joined by Jodie Currie and Sue Kildea from the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health. http://iuih.org.au/ https://triplea-uploads.thrivex.io/989fm/20170831003257/18-02-2016JodieCurrieSueKildae-1.mp3 24973483 audio/mpeg a:2:{s:8:”duration”;s:8:”00:52:01″;s:8:”explicit”;s:1:”0″;}
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