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On todays National Talkblack via NIRS – NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we had:

Adrian Coolwell – Indigenous Employment Officer QPS Recruiting. The Queensland Police Service have an Indigenous Recruit Preparation Program. This program is available to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who meet the entry requirements looking for a career in the Queensland Police Service.

Helen Davidson – Guardian Reporter – Citizenship test: The high court of Australia will this week examine a complicated question: can Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders be deported as aliens if they don’t hold Australian citizenship?
The federal government says yes.

Also Selwyn our regular Talkblack caller adding to the QPS conversation saying its good to see mob being encourage to join the police force.

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