NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 06/10/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Professor Gail Garvey AM, The University of Queensland School of Public Health, talking about Indigenous cancer research receives critical funding boost. A University of Queensland-led project has been awarded a Cancer Australia – Improving First Nations Cancer Outcomes: 2024 Partnerships for Cancer Research grant, to accelerate culturally respectful, evidence-informed strategies. This is important as the project will work towards delivering culturally safe cancer prevention and care initiatives and supporting local community-controlled organisations. You can find out more via the link below!
https://news.uq.edu.au/2025-09-indigenous-cancer-research…
Maria Marmingee Hand, Walmajarri Educator and Songwriter and Dr. Gillian Howell, Musician and Researcher, talking about Buga Yanu Junba brings Kimberley languages to life through music. A joyful new album of children’s songs, created through a partnership between Tura, Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre and their early childhood and family centre, Baya Gawiy, is bringing Kimberley languages to life through music, while offering a playful and practical way to learn. Buga Yanu Junba (Songs for Young Children) brings together 22 songs in Bunuba, Gooniyandi, Walmajarri, Kimberley Kriol and English, composed and recorded in Fitzroy Crossing over the past several years. Led by musician and researcher Dr Gillian Howell and produced by Tura as part of its award-winning Sound FX program, the album celebrates the culture, identity, and enduring strength of the Bunuba, Gooniyandi and Walmajarri people of the central Kimberley region. It’s the culmination of years of collaboration between educators, families, Elders, musicians, language custodians, researchers, and cultural advisors. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credits: Edify Media)
Gareth Ogilvie, Co-chair of the Sea Country Alliance and the paper’s co-lead author, talking about Experts warn clean energy transition must not come at cost of Indigenous rights. First Nations’ rights over Sea Country are being overlooked as Australia races into offshore gas and wind development, according to new research, with experts warning Traditional Owners remain excluded from decisions that threaten vital cultural, spiritual and economic connections. According to a study in Heritage led by the Sea Country Alliance with Charles Darwin University (CDU), cultural rights at sea are far less recognised than those on land, creating a legislative gap that leaves Traditional Owners without a voice in offshore development. The research points to the Federal Court case Munkara v Santos (No 3) [2024], and illustrates the difficulties Traditional Owners face in safeguarding songlines, totems and other cultural heritage in the absence of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). The paper calls for urgent reforms to embed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into offshore legislation and proposes a national Economic Empowerment Fund to ensure affected communities – including those in spill zones – share in the benefits. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credits: Yamatji Southern Regional Corporation)
https://newshub.medianet.com.au/…/experts-warn…/119214
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