We had: Leah Cameron, Founder and Principal Solicitor of Marrawah Law talking about her recent win of Indigenous Lawyer and the overall Excellence Award at the 2020 Women in Law Awards which was held on the 12th of December. The Women in Law Awards is dedicated to recognising the outstanding women shaping and influencing the…
We had: Professor Sandra Harding, James Cook University Vice Chancellor talking about how as part of it’s 50th birthday celebrations, JCU’s Cairns campuses have been given local Indigenous names to acknowledge the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the advancement of the University. JCU’s Smithfield campus has been named Nguma-bada, which means…
We had: June Riemer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of First Peoples Disability Network (Australia) discussing how First Nations people with disability will tell the Disability Royal Commission about the structural violence they experience in the child-protection system around Australia. Lily Shearer, Yellamundie Festival’s Creative Director talking about the Yellamundie Festival coming up in January 2021.…
We had: Mikaela French, Solicitor at Marrawah Law and Alexandra Hohoi discussing how Telstra is facing $50 million dollar fines for exploiting Indigenous customers. Telstra has admitted that it breached consumer law after they unethically sold mobile phone plans to 108 Indigenous customers who could not afford them and did not understand the mobile phone…
We had: Commissioner Romlie Mokak from the Productivity Commission discussing how the 2020 Overcoming Indigenous (OID) report shows mixed outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Four years on from the previous report there continues to be an improvement in many areas of early child development, economic participation and some aspects of health and…
We had: Annie Wylie, Manager of Digital Content at ReachOut.com Australia discussing how new research has found that over 50 per cent of young people living in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia are worried about their future, however when compared to their city counterparts they are less likely to seek support. For more…
We had: Jordan Oliver, founder and director of FNQ hooked joining Trendy Trev live in the studio to yarn about his clothing brand. FNQ Hooked is an Aboriginal Designed & Themed Clothing, showcasing artwork from Indigenous artist “Malla” -. Jordan Oliver who incorporated his father Dale Oliver – Malla – Aboriginal art pieces to bring…
We had: Samuel Carroll, Designer/Creator of JST RLSD Clothing talking about the clothing line. JST RLSD aims to create a supportive community around racism,mental health awareness and suicide prevention. We want to acknowledge our struggles and downfalls, so we can be proud of our strengths and abilities to overcome these issues and have the courage…
We had: Fern Newcombe, Solicitor at Marrawah Law talking about Human Rights Month 2020. The Queensland Human Rights Commission run an annual campaign from 10 November – 10 December where they highlight the importance of protecting and promoting human rights. This year’s campaign is especially significant as 2020 is the first year that Queensland has…
We had: Tishiko King, a young Torres Strait Islander woman and Seed Mob community organiser talking about how Seed Mob is to be first Indigenous youth-led environmental organisation. Up until now, Seed Mob has operated as a program of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Since then, the network has grown to have over 35,000 supporters,…
