National Talk Black 300524
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Jack Reis, First Nations Cyber Security Expert, Calls on Community to Protect themselves Online against Cybercrime. Jack is urging First Nations people and community to take some simple steps to combat cyber criminals and keep themselves safe online with the launch of the Act Now, Stay Secure campaign by the Australian Government. With the tagline ‘What are you risking online?’ the campaign empowers all Australians to build their knowledge and skills to better protect themselves online, at a time when one cybercrime is reported every 6 minutes. The three simple actions that everyone is being encouraged to take include: Set up multi-factor authentication, Install software updates regularly and Create strong and unique passphrases.
Skye Stewart, National HESTA Australian Midwife of the Year, talking about her win and how what she does is so important. HESTA is one of the largest superannuation funds dedicated to Australia’s health and community services sector. Skye is recognised for creating the nation’s first stillbirth support guide (Jiba Pepeny: Star Baby) for Aboriginal families, having seen the unacceptable gap in stillbirth rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and the impact it left on communities. Skye travelled more than 32,000 kilometres over 20 months to communities across the country to ensure the stillbirth guide was as relevant as possible to the lived experience of Aboriginal families.
Melanie Briggs, Waminda Executive and Senior Endorsed midwife, talking about culturally safe midwives to birth First Nations babies at Shoalhaven Hospital. Melanie is Waminda’s senior endorsed midwife and the first Aboriginal endorsed midwife in NSW. Waminda is the country’s first Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation to enact the model of care grounded in culture aimed at improving health outcomes. Its endorsed midwives are expected to help deliver about 90 First Nations babies this year through the program at Shoalhaven Hospital. Waminda’s Birthing on Country aims to give power to community to change those figures. The landmark service is provided for First Nations babies, including those of non-Aboriginal mothers.
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