Leah Cameron, CEO of Marrawah Law, talking about Diversity in the Court. Over the weekend a historical moment happened as after 232 years Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman confirmed to the US Supreme Court. To date, no person of colour has been appointed to Australia’s High Court. In a country with…
We had: Leah Cameron, CEO of Marrawah Law, talking about Diversity in the Court. Over the weekend a historical moment happened as after 232 years Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman confirmed to the US Supreme Court. To date, no person of colour has been appointed to Australia’s High Court. In a…
We had: Bhiamie Williamson, Indigenous PhD student talking about Indigenous Australians disproportionately impacted by the Black Summer Bushfires. First Nations Australians suffered worse impacts from the Black Summer Bushfires due to inappropriate planning and unsuitable interventions by authorities during the crisis, researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) argue. Yvette Roe, Professor at Charles Darwin…
We had: We take a look at how the international community and its academics see the announcement of the establishment of the Yidindji Reserve Bank; also Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe wants to have the UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples woven into Australian law.
We had: Pat O’Shane 4 Leichhardt, Candidate for the seat of Leichhardt with Socialist Alliance talking about the upcoming election. Pat is Australia’s first Indigenous lawyer & magistrate, lifelong fighter for justice, 2021 NAIDOC lifetime achievement awardee, & now candidate for the seat of Leichhardt with Socialist Alliance. Kenny Bedford, National Community Engagement Lead on…
We had: David Hardy, Illustrator for five-book series “Welcome to Our Country” by Adam Goodes, designed to connect young children, parents and educators with First Nations history and culture. Welcome to Our Country is a collaboration between Adam Goodes (former Australian Rules footballer, Australian of the Year in 2014 and co-founder of the GO Foundation),…
We had: Melissa Fisher, First Nations Graduate from Charles Darwin University, talking about Thousands of CDU students to graduate this month. Graduating students will be recognised for completing a range of degrees with 1,055 in Higher Education, 1,039 in Vocational Education and Training and 16 PHD graduates. Thomas Bailey, Co-founder of Classics for a Cause…
We had: Paul Saeki, Executive Officer of Northern Australia Aboriginal Kakadu Plum Alliance talking about native bush fruit harvesters move to secure Kakadu plum’s future from fraudsters. Known by different names including gubinge and Kakadu plum, the small tart green plums from Terminalia trees growing wild in the bush are known for their high levels…
We had: Professor Yvette Roe from Charles Darwin University talking about CDU to build model for cultural-appropriate health care after federal government announced support in Budget. CDU’s Molly Wardaguga Research Centre is building a model to provide holistic and culturally appropriate care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women through childbirth.https://www.cdu.edu.au/mwrc India Collins, Exhibitions Manager…
We had: The Australian police have come under fire by their own citizens and media in particular the state of Victoria. So how can the Yidindji nation learn from this; we also take a look at the World Government Summit that took place in Dubai recently. Join the awesome foursome, Bumi, Gaan-Yarra, Yirrilam and Murrumu
