We had: Rob Pyne, Cairns Region Councillor as a member of the Socialist Alliance talking about ‘Blackfellows Creek Park’ here in Cairns being renamed ‘Allan and May Oliver / Bana Gindarja Park’ after Traditional Owners had advised the name is no longer considered culturally appropriate. Allan and May Oliver were traditional owners who had strong…
We had: Alf Taylor, Renowned Nyoongar Elder, poet and storyteller talking about the release of his new book God, the Devil and Me. Mr Taylor delves into his past to share a unique and highly entertaining autobiography chronicling his life growing up as a member of the Stolen Generations in the infamous New Norcia Mission,…
We had: Solicitor, Mikaela French and Practice Manager Alexandra Hohoi from Marrawah Law talking about Indigenous Voice to Parliament and how to have your say! For many decades Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been calling for Parliament to have a strong Indigenous Voice to have a say and be heard on issues that…
We had: Sue-Anne Hunter, SNAICC-National Voice for our Children Acting CEO and Family Matters Co-Chair talking about how SNAICC welcome the official apology from Channel 7 Sunrise over comments made by commentators regarding the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families and communities. Bradley Goff, Australian Medical Students’ Association – AMSA…
We had: Senior Constable Nicole O’Rourke from Edmonton Police with their weekly WhichWay Yarning segment talking about domestic violence. For info about where to access assistance: https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/Find-Help/Help-Lines Dr Gracelyn Smallwood, Indigenous activist and Professor of Nursing & Midwifery and Community Engagement at CQUniversity in Townsville talking about Survival Day and First Nation children in care.…
We had: Mervyn Eades, Indigenous activist and founder and CEO at Ngalla Maya: Noongar and Employment Access. Murrumu, Foreign Affairs & Trade and Communications & Broadband Minister for the Sovereign Yidindji Government Thomas Mayor, National Indigenous Officer of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and author and campaigner for the Uluru Statement and workers rights.…
We had: Merindi Schrieber, Singer, Songwriter and Manager joined by music artist Deline Briscoe talking about “Blak: Story: Song” at Bulmba-Ja where world class artists will come together to celebrate some of this country’s stories and cultures, the screening brings together elders and youth for an inter generational audience that will share this experience on…
We had: Solicitor, Mikaela French and Practice Manager Alexandra Hohoi from Marrawah Law talking about how Telstra is facing $50million worth of fines for exploiting Indigenous customers. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investigation found that Telstra breached the Australian Consumer Law after they unethically sold mobile phone plans to 108 Indigenous customers who…
We had: Tyson Demos, Indigenous Basketball Australia Head of Basketball talking about how Patty Mills and Indigenous Basketball Australia announce dates and locations of the Indigenous community basketball league. For more info see their website: https://indigenousbasketballaustralia.com/ Ian Hamm, First Nations Foundation Chairman discussing how he welcomes ‘important change’ to the national anthem and believes it’s…
We had: Wesley Hull, Gordonvale State School HPE Teacher, AFL Schools Ambassador, AFL Multicultural Community Ambassador, Footys4all Education Ambassador talking about how last year he wrote a song which was later performed by 11-12 year old Gordonvale State School Students reaching the semi-final stage in the American-based song writing contest ‘RootsTech Song Contest’. The song…
