We had: Michael Bell, Australian War Memorial Indigenous Liaison Officer, talking about Australian War Memorial recognises Indigenous Vietnam veterans. New research from the Australian War Memorial has identified more than 250 Indigenous men and women who served for Australia during the Vietnam War. Gary Lang, Gary Lang N.T Dance Company Larrakia choreographer, talking about how…
We had: George Leon, Queensland Police Liaison Officer and Kalkadoon Elder talking about how he is breaking down barriers and inspiring next gen of Indigenous police officers. George has been nominated this week for the 2022 QBANK Everyday Heroes Awards for taking strides to change the systemic and fractured relationship between Australia’s Indigenous communities and…
We had: Ann Taylor yarning about “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and Community leaders head to Canberra for Straight Talk”. Kingsley Mortimer, Founder of the Safe Men Project, having a yarn with Trevor about the Safe Men Project and the space that he’s working in. Dr Andy Lee, General Practitioner at The Banyans Medical…
We had: Queensland Family and Child Commission Commissioner Natalie Lewis, talking about First Nations children in Queensland being removed from families at a growing rate. Nearly one-in-six Indigenous children in Queensland have been reported to authorities as their over-representation in the child protection system continues to grow, according to data released by the Queensland Family…
We had: Ali Brigginshaw, Captain of the Brisbane Bronco’s NRLW Team, talking about the world’s first mixed gender fantasy league kicks off in Australia. For the first time, fans will be able to build their Fantasy League team by selecting players from both the men’s and women’s leagues, bringing focus to the players’ stats and…
We had: James Boyd, Professional dancer talking about how he is encouraging First Nations young people to apply to NAISDA Dance College as application deadline approaches. NAISDA’s training is subsidised by the NSW Government for eligible students and through the Federal Government. Dr Timothy White, formerly of Kapani Warriors, now working on the RESET Program…
We had: Adam Lovell, Executive Director Water Services Association of Australia talking about almost 200,000 Australians don’t have safe drinking water, new report finds. Towns and communities in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia returned the worst water quality results, with remote Indigenous communities found to be the most affected by unsafe…
We had: Luke Carroll, actor, talking about new resources to promote hearing health on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s day. New resources have been released to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander hearing health as part of Hearing Australia ’s Hearing Assessment Program – Early Ears (HAPEE). Dan Kelly, lawyer for Australian Lawyers for…
We had: Chris Forbes, CEO of Kidney Health Australia talking about Kidney Kar Rally returns. Kidney Health Australia’s longest running event, the Kidney Kar Rally, is returning for its 33rd year next month, starting out in Cairns in Far North Queensland today and reaching Dubbo in New South Wales on August 20. Senior Sergeant Glen…
We had: Professor Faye McMillan, Australia’s first registered Aboriginal pharmacist talking about how the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched guidelines for pharmacists supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with medicines management, as part of PSA22. Dementia Australia CEO, Maree McCabe AM talking about ‘Ask Annie’ body language tips released to enhance dementia…
