National Talkblack 301023

We had:

Brendan Kennedy, MLDRIN Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations Deputy Chair, talking about First Nations launch legal challenge against Commonwealth over consultation failures in Murray-Darling Water Resource Plan. A confederation of more than 20 Murray-Darling Basin First Nations has launched a legal challenge against Federal Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek’s approval of a Water Resource Plan last year.

Charmaine Saunders, Managing Director Mainie, talking about how Mainie Australia wins inaugural First Nations Category in Premier of QLD Export Awards. Since launching in Cairns in 2015, Mainie Australia has developed a global market for its designer brand, honouring the world’s oldest continuous living culture by bringing authentic Indigenous Australian art designs to life on stunning and luxurious giftware, garments, and accessories.

Deanna Stuart-Butler, Stillbirth CRE Senior Advisor of Indigenous Research, talking about saving babies lives: culturally-sensitive resources address high stillbirth rates. First Nations women as well as migrant and refugee women from communities disproportionately impacted by stillbirth have been involved in co-designing new culturally appropriate pregnancy resources, to save the lives of babies in their own communities. Stillbirth Cre

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