We had: Osteopath Dr. Lorrae Griffiths, talking about key awareness initiative aimed at highlighting to pregnant Indigenous women they do not have to put up with pain. Two highly experienced osteopaths working with Osteopathy Australia are highlighting a massive 50% of women who are pregnant will experience pregnancy-related lower back pain, and they point out…
We had: Rebecca Rickard, owner of Deadly Denim, talking about Aboriginal clothing collection to grace Paris Fashion Week. The collaboration between Nyungar woman Rebecca Rickard and Ngarluma, Karriyarra, Yawuru, Nyulnyul artist Bobbi Lockyer features eight outfits that pay homage to their Aboriginal roots and connections, matched with custom made earrings by Ms Lockyer’s sister Skye.…
We had: Lee-Anne Carter, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service – VALS Statewide Community Justice Programs Leader, talking about Fight to lower First Nations pension age. Uncle Dennis, and the Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) filed a case against the Commonwealth in the Federal Court last week to the pension age to be lowered three-years for First Nations…
We had: Andrew Plastow, principle at Ngutu College, talking about how he has opened up Ngutu College in Adelaide. He spent decades as a public school principal, Andrew Plastow left the system in despair at curriculum trends he believed were not empowering Aboriginal students. “It was that frustration of Aboriginal children being seen in the…
We had: Bart Pigram, owner of Narlijia Experiences Broome, talking about Indigenous tourism businesses adapting to COVID-19 by pivoting into domestic markets. The Yawuru man runs cultural tours in the Kimberley town, situated in Western Australia’s far north-west, but business dropped by half as borders were closed because of COVID-19. To stay on top of…
We had: Edwina Powe, Senior Project Officer and Physiotherapist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, talking about why fewer First Nations women are missing their appointments at RBWH. A new culturally safe pathway for First Nations women to access gynaecological care at a major Brisbane hospital has seen a 40 per cent reduction in missed appointments.…
We had: Dr. Jason Agostino, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Medical Advisor, talking about how First Nations adults at risk from severe illness after COVID – ANU Research. A majority, 59 per cent, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are at an elevated risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19 due to ongoing…
We had: Kerry Patford, McGrath Foundation Chief Clinacal and McGrath Breast Care Nurse, talking about Breast Cancer Awareness month. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year, just over 20,000 Aussies – both women and men – are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer. That’s more than 56 people every day who will require…
We had: Samantha Connor, People with Disability Australia President, talking about Disability Royal Commission Report backs push to speed up COVID Vax rollout for people With disability”. Disability advocates say the Federal Government needs to heed the Disability Royal Commission’s latest call for improved vaccination measures to protect the lives of people with disability before…
We had: Dr. Leonardo Guida, Australian Marine Conservation Society shark scientist, talking about how marine conservationists support Inidgenous Rangers on unique sawfish rescue missions. The Malak Malak Rangers have been undertaking annual patrols of their floodplain country around the Daly River for the last 10 years in the late dry season as floodwaters recede and…
