We had: Amanda Cameron, Aboriginal Coordinator at the Financial Rights Legal Centre discussing how they are sending a warning to Indigenous people to try to avoid buy now pay later services for the back to the school run and the last period of the holidays when people are running out of money. For more info,…
We had: Waverley Stanley, Founding Director of Yalari catching up with Trev to yarn about what’s happening at Yalari in 2021! Katina Olsen, Performer in the ‘In Situ’ show discussing the show. Take a walk in Parramatta Park, the heartland of the Barramatta people, and discover a collection of hidden dances inspired by the landscape…
We had: Bram Collins, Chairman of Undara Experience and motivational speaker catching up with Trendy Trev to tell us what’s in store for him and Undara Experience this year. Dr Katya Numbers, Study Coordinator of UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing’s (CHeBA) Sydney Memory and Ageing Study discussing how the COVID-19 global pandemic is…
We had: Sean Choolburra, comedian, rap singer, dancer, storyteller, actor & hip-hop didge player catching up with Trendy Trev and letting us know what he has in store for 2021! Karen Paterson, NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service General Manager talking about the latest Brisbane lockdown. Have something happening in your community, and you want…
We had: Professor Roianne West, Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives CEO discussing the upcoming CATSINaM National Conference Series 2021. The CATSINaM National Conference Series (CNCS) is the CATSINaM flagship leadership and educational event for 2021 bringing together nurses, midwives, students and other health professionals from around the state and across…
We had: Jeff Timor, host of JT’s Country at MY105FM with a wrap up of the year and what to expect in 2021 at MY105FM! Pauline Wright, Law Council President discussing how the Law Council of Australia is concerned by the restrictive nature of the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) and urges the Parliament to abandon…
We had: Mikaela French, Solicitor and Alexandra Hohoi, Practice Manager at Marrawah Law 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…
We had: Helen Anu, Curator First Peoples Project at the Australian National Maritime Museum talking about the art of Alick Tipoti. Alick Tipoti is a renowned visual and performance artist, community leader, linguist and regional advocate from Badu in Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait). His elders named him Zugub, meaning Spiritual Ancestor, due to the spiritual…
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…
