National TalkBlack 010622

We had:

Paul Cleary, Policy and advocacy lead with Oxfam Australia, talking about Indigenous fishers’ treatment a human rights abuse, NSW inquiry hears. In recently published submissions to a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry, Indigenous fishers have described being exposed to aggressive treatment and targeting by fisheries NSW officers working on the state’s south coast.

Poche Centre for Indigenous Health Director Professor James Ward, talking about Australian-first health alliance aiming to Close the Gap. Closing the gap in life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be the focus of an Australian-first new health alliance.

PLO Stephen Grant and Senior Constable Nicole O’Rourke from Edmonton Police, having a general catch up yarn with Trev, and also speaking about Reconciliation Week 2022.

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