NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 17/12/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Group Captain Grant Kelly, Director of Historical Unrecovered War Casualties – Air Force, talking about the World War 2 Aircraft located in Papua New Guinea. After 82 years, the wreckage of a Royal Australian Air Force Beaufort aircraft lost during a World War II mission has been located in the rugged Baining Mountains of East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. This discovery ends more than eight decades of uncertainty for families of the Australian crew who disappeared with the aircraft. The crew of Beaufort A9-211 were: Pilot: Flight Sergeant (FSGT) John Eardley Kenny, Navigator: FSGT Arthur John Davies, Wireless Operator/Air, Gunner: FSGT Thomas Burrowes and Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: FSGT Murray Fairbairn. On 14 December 1943, Beaufort A9-211 from No.100 Squadron was undertaking a night mission when it reportedly encountered adverse weather conditions. Tragically, the aircraft never returned to base and was declared missing. In 2021, Air Force was alerted to wreckage located in the Baining Mountains. Following extensive research and analysis, the wreckage was formally identified as Beaufort A9-211. The Australian Government remains committed to the recovery, identification and burial of all personnel who died while serving – no matter how many years may pass. Over the past decade, Air Force has identified seven missing aircraft, recovered remains of two aviators and accounted for 41 aviators deemed missing in action from World War II. The search continues for the more than 3,140 missing aviators with no known grave, involving over 1,000 missing aircraft from World War II and the Korean War. You can find out more via the link below!
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Jill Gallagher AO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc CEO, talking about VACCHO welcomes State Apology and urges continued action on delivering Truth, justice, and Treaty. The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) welcomes the historic Apology delivered by Premier Jacinta Allan, to the Aboriginal community of Victoria. Delivered during a special sitting of the Victorian Parliament, the Apology acknowledges the profound harms caused to our peoples by the State—harms that are historic, structural, and ongoing. The Apology responds to a key recommendation of the Yoorrook Justice Commission and fulfils the first part of the first Statewide Treaty, recently signed into law. VACCHO CEO Dr Jill Gallagher AO said today’s historic moment belongs to generations of Aboriginal people whose strength, truth-telling, and unwavering activism have pushed Victoria towards a more honest relationship with First Peoples. Dr Gallagher emphasised that while the Apology is significant, it must mark the beginning of deeper systems reform. VACCHO also highlighted the urgent need for government to invest in Aboriginal-led healing initiatives that respond directly to long-term harm and intergenerational trauma. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: VACCHO)
https://www.vaccho.org.au/…/vaccho-welcomes-state…
Edmonton Police, Whichway Yarning Segment, talking about the holidays and how to stay safe.
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