We take a look at what Australians call the ‘frontier wars’ and the Yidindji reserve bank starts to gain traction around the world. Join Murrumu & Gaan-Yarra for your favourite podcast.
We had: PLO Stephen Grant from Edmonton Police and Peter Ingram, Program Manager for Protective Service First Nations Unit talking about Protective Services Palm Island recruitment strategy.
We had: Deanne Minniecon, Diabetes Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Manager talking about new diabetes online modules offer diabetes support and education. The package of online modules has been developed by Diabetes Australia to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare workers and practitioners with diabetes information and culturally appropriate resources to support…
We had: Liz Heffernan, Historical consultant for the Australian World War Stories project talking about for the nation: 330,000 online memorials unlock the individual stories of our First World War ANZACs. Australian War Stories by Memories enables descendants to search for a loved one at australianwarstories.memories.com.au and receive a free online memorial of their wartime…
We had: Keith Munro, Co-Chair of the Myall Creek Committee talking about First Nations voices come together this April for powerful truth telling session at ACE. On 30 April (12-4pm), ACE (Arts & Cultural Exchange), is hosting a powerful Truth Telling Session between The National Committee of the Friends of Myall Creek and Dharug Knowledge…
We had: Sean Hunter, Boarding Manager AFL Cape York House – for Girls, talking about Children’s Book: Home Away From Home. He is releasing his first published children’s book called ‘Home Away From Home’, this month. The story is a guided journey of how young females transition from their communities to Boarding Schools. The story…
Gaan-Yarra, Bumi and Murrumu discuss the 25 year legal journey that has resulted in the Australian courts supporting Wakka Wakka’s sovereignty. This and a whole lot more action to wake you up out of your long weekend slumber!
We had: Professor Tom Calma, Chancellor of the University of Canberra, talking about Australian kids want to learn First Nations words more than other, foreign languages. A new poll of primary school students has revealed that children would rather learn a local First Nations language than the commonly-taught Japanese, Mandarin, French, Italian, German and Indonesian.…
We had: Paul Gamblin, Australian Marine Conservation Society campaigner talking about coral bleaching underway at Ningaloo-Exmouth Gulf is the warning we cannot ignore. Ocean and meteorological scientific agencies in Australia and the United States have issued alerts about higher than normal sea surface temperatures which will likely persist for weeks and move south along the…
We had: Dr Cybele Dey, Presenter on Climate change and children panel talking about Conference to address children’s health in climate change. An eight-year-old child from rural NSW was so worried for his father’s safety during the Black Summer bushfires that he developed a severe anxiety disorder, according to child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr Cybele…
