National Talkblack 131219

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

Marrawah Law -‘Tis the Season for New Gift Card Laws🎄🎁
New gift-card laws have come into place at the perfect time- just before Christmas shopping!🛍 Find out whether your gift cards are covered by the new laws.

Eliza Munro – Queensland Indigenous Project Officer and Aurora Hodges the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA). Over 200 Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Health Professionals, Elders and Community members from across the country recently attended the inaugural Dying to Yarn – Palliative Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities symposium.
The program featured speakers discussing holistic models of palliative care, advance care planning, grief, loss and bereavement, cultural and spiritual care.

Jeremy Sumner – At a remote station in South Australia, an Indigenous ranger is sharing his experience of unemployment with jobseekers trying to find a way into the workforce. Just over a year ago, Jeremy Sumner was stuck in a rut in his home in South Australia’s Riverland.

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We would also like to thank the Community Broadcasting Foundation and National Indigenous Australians Agency for their support here at BBM 98.7FM