We had: Tony Stevenson, National CEO of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) warns about how Indigenous people’s mental health conditions are escalating significantly due to fear, anxiety and social isolation. MIFA urges Indigenous people who have mental health issues to reach out and get the help they need as it reveals people with…
We had: Catherine Liddle, CEO of First Nations Media Australia talking about todays current media climate and the importance of First Nations Media. Muriel Bamblett, CEO of Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency – VACCA and Chairperson of SNAICC-National Voice for our Children discussing how the Joint Council recommends historic National Agreement on Closing the Gap…
We had: Fern Newcombe, solicitor at Marrawah Law discussing coronavirus and the economy. Tim Murphy, Leukaemia Foundation General Manager of Blood Cancer Partnerships continuing his last conversation about the National Strategic Action Plan for Blood Cancer finally being released. The National Action Plan, released on Sunday just been, is a blueprint to achieve zero lives…
We had: Jacqui Watt, CEO of No to Violence discussing how a boost in pandemic family violence funding is welcomed to keep people safe. Based on data collected by Victorian Police, the Crime Statistics Agency reports family related incidents increased 6.7% in the last 12 months to the highest on record, 88,214 incidents. The rate…
We had: Ashley de Silva, ReachOut.com Australia discussing how ReachOut has released new online resources and support to help young people manage the stress they are experiencing about work and money due to the economic impacts of COVID-19. Jean-Baptiste Philibert, Western Sydney University medical student talking about being recently awarded by the Royal Australian College…
We had: Associate Professor Mireille Lahoud from the Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute discussing how they have adapted new cancer and pan-influenza vaccine technology to developing a COVID-19 vaccine targeted for the elderly. Sue-Anne Hunter talking about her new appointment as the new co-char of Family Matters, Australia’s national campaign to ensure Aboriginal and Torres…
We had: Dr Pouya Faridi from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute talking about how a collaborative study led by the institute and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI) has uncovered new markers that are uniquely present on melanoma tumors and could pave the way for therapeutic vaccines to be developed in the fight against…
We had: Mikaela French, Solicitor at Marrawah Law discussing the Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 was passed by Queensland Parliament last week.The Act is historic for Torres Strait Islander people as it means that traditional adoption and child-rearing practices which have been practiced for many generations is now recognised by…
We had: Fiona Petersen, The Healing Foundation CEO discussing how they are supporting calls from Health Ministers and health organisations for people to maintain their regular health checks during the COVID-19 pandemic. She says that “regular health checks are vital for the most vulnerable in the community, which includes Stolen Generations survivors.” Dr Angela Dos…
We had: Maree McCabe, CEO of Dementia Australia discussing how a recent survey has found that discrimination is a real issue for people living with dementia. Three out of four people who live with dementia say people don’t keep in touch like they used to, while 65% say people they know have been avoiding or…
