Jaky Troy On Indigenous Languages

The Royal Australian Mint has launched a new 50 cent coin into circulation, designed to mark the United Nations General Assembly’s proclamation that 2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages and including the word for “coin” in 14 Australian languages. Professor Jakelyn Troy said at the launch of the coin … Read More

Sageran Naidoo On Closing The Gap

On this program a chat about the importance of bringing community and health care providers together in a social way to discuss health options and promote regular health checks. Kaliah speaks to Sageran Naidoo, the CEO of Sonder at a Closing the Gap event held in Adelaide recently.Pic: Graham Rigney … Read More

Schania Ceegan On Closing The Gap

This week we mark Closing the Gap day, a day created by community organisations and individuals that  aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between the Indigenous and the non-indigenous communities in Australia. Sonder is an organisation which delivers a range of integrated community health services across metropolitan … Read More

John Hill Independent Assessor Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme

Just over three hundred people who were taken from their families as children by South Australian authorities have now been compensated by the state government. The SA Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme has been finalised, handing out around $9 million to individual Stolen Generations Survivors in some recognition of their pain … Read More

June Oscar Social Justice Commissioner On Women’s Perspectives

In June this year Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar will present a report on the ideas and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to the Federal Parliament and the Prime Minister. On the show this week, Kaliah speaks to June Oscar about the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Women’s … Read More