National Talkblack 240522

We had:

Jessie Lloyd, Australian Indigenous singer talking about her new “Four Winds” album, full of historical songs from the Torres Strait which is being released today. The second major work from Lloyd following the success of her first work Mission Songs Project, Ailan Songs Project is a contemporarised exploration of popular historical songs from the Torres Straits.

Paul Gamblin, Protect Ningaloo Director, talking about new Exmouth Gulf Taskforce confirms urgent need for environmental protection. The WA Minister for Environment, Reece Whitby, announced on 16th May that Exmouth Gulf Taskforce would be established and funded as one of the McGowan Government’s responses to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) report on Exmouth Gulf, delivered in 2021.

Michael Brown, Indigenous health spokesperson for Australian Digital Health Agency, talking about protecting your communities from COVID-19 and the flu and how to talk to digital health experts and get the right information.

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