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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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Stephen Kinnane
Stephen Kinnane is a Miriuwung academic and a researcher from the University of Notre Dame. Dr Kinnane’s grandmother was forced onto one of the largest government-run institutions in Western Australia – Moore River Native Settlement, where she had up to 75 percent of her wage or payment ‘managed’. She is one of thousands of Aboriginal […]
Listen >>Aimee McVeigh
Aimee McVeigh is a human rights lawyer with experience working with Aboriginal women and children in both the Northern Territory and Queensland. She is currently involved in a campaign which is pushing the Labor government to legislate for a Human Rights Act, to act as a ‘safety net’ ensuring governments must consider the rights of […]
Listen >>Judy Atkinson
On Let’s Talk this morning we spoke to Jiman and Bundjalung traumatologist Prof Judy Atkinson about the work has she has been doing for three decades now in the area of Family Violence. It comes in the wake of the $100 million package to combat domestic violence announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. But Prof […]
Listen >>Tapee Salee
Amy McQuire speaks to Tapee Salee and David Byrne from the Apudthama Land Trust in Injinoo, at the top of Cape York. We yarn about self-governance, and how the community is trying to wrestle back control following the controversial amalgamations under Queensland’s Beattie government. https://triplea-uploads.thrivex.io/989fm/20170831004328/29-09-2015TapeeSaleeDavidByrne-1.mp3 22023590 audio/mpeg a:2:{s:8:”duration”;s:8:”00:45:53″;s:8:”explicit”;s:1:”0″;}
Listen >>Tiga Bayles
Tiga and Amy discuss the ramifications of new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement that his government would commit a $100 million package to reduce Domestic Violence. Will this reach the ground in Aboriginal communities? https://triplea-uploads.thrivex.io/989fm/20170831004015/25-09-2015TigaAmyLetsTalk-1.mp3 22427756 audio/mpeg a:2:{s:8:”duration”;s:8:”00:46:43″;s:8:”explicit”;s:1:”0″;}
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