The Mission: Recent Episodes
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Exploring the issues that impact the lives of Aboriginal people and those at the wrong end of social justice.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this episode contains the names of people who have passed away.
Lawyer Dr Tamar Hopkins and VALS CEO Nerita Waight join Daniel James on The Mission. Daniel and Tamar discuss how communities were targeted by police during the 2020 lockdowns and the conflicting statements presented by Victoria Police in response. Daniel and Nerita discuss reforms to state bail laws, including Poccum’s Law being pushed by the family of Veronica Nelson. Daniel also touches upon the misinformation distributed by the No campaign for the Voice.
Daniel James and Jacinta Parsons reunite for Radiothon 2023. They discuss all things Triple R, Radiothon, read out new subscriber names and talk about what it means to support The Mission through subscribing.
Daniel James speaks to Rueben Berg and Ngarra Murray, newly elected Co-Chairs of First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, about the Treaty and the Voice to Parliament.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this episode contains the names of people who have passed away.
Daniel James pays tribute to Veronica Nelson and reflects on the latest bail law reforms.
He also speaks to GetUp's CEO Larissa Baldwin-Roberts about the referendum & esteemed writer Melissa Lucashenko about Aboriginal identity.
In this episode we speak with Michael Bell, Director of the Australian War Memorial about recognising Indigenous servicemen and women who served during the Vietnam conflict. With host Daniel James.
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We hear from proud Wamba Wamba, Yorta Yorta, Dhudhuroa and Dja Dja Wurrung woman Ngarra Murray, and Executive Lead of Oxfam’s First Peoples Program, who spoke about Oxfam's Straight Talk National Summit. Kicking off on August 14, the five-day summit will see more than 50 women from across the country gain invaluable insights into political processes and build on their skills to create positive change in their communities. Next we heard from Nadine Miles, Principal Legal Officer at the NSW Aboriginal Legal Service aboutthe significant increase in Aboriginal people who died in custody in NSW in 2021. With presenter Daniel James
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Proud Wiradjuri woman and Minister of Indigenous Affairs the Hon Linda Burney MP talks about the proposed referendum that would enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and the steps needed to get there. Listeners also share their feelings and memories on the music and life of Archie Roach after his passing this week, and this episode is dedicated to him. With presenter Daniel James.
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Dunghutti woman June Riemer, Deputy CEO, First People's Disability Network, talks about the Royal Commission hearings into the NDIS, and the NDIA failing First Nations People; and descendent of the Tagalaka people, Victor Steffensen, Lead Fire Practitioner of the Firesticks Alliance & filmmaker, author, musician, and consultant, explains how traditional Indigenous cultural burning can provide insight into the horrific results of the recently released 2022 State of the Environment Report. With presenter Daniel James.
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Shelley Ware, Proud Yankunyjatjara and Wirangu woman, and formerly part of the ground-breaking NITV football program Marngrook, speaks about the 'Stop It At The Start' campaign that aims to reduce violence against women and their children; and Productivity Commissioner Lisa Gropp talks about the new draft protections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts that have been proposed by the Productivity Commission. With presenter Daniel James.
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Associate Professor Annabelle Wilson, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, speaks about a new academic study that has identified what dietitians and nutritionists need to do to make a stronger impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in the communities they serve; and Proud Kamilaroi woman, activist Cheree Toka talks about the successful five-year campaign to permanently fly the Aboriginal Flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. With presenter Daniel James.
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Presenter Daniel James speaks with Gunditjmara man Tom Molyneaux about his involvement with the recent 'For Kin and Country' exhibition at the Shrine of Remembrance, which explores the personal stories of First Peoples’ service in the Australian Defence Force; and Uncle James Michael 'Widdy' Welsh, who is Treasurer of the Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation, discusses a new animation his organisation produced to try and explain his and others' experiences, as members of the Stolen Generations at Kinchela Boys Home.
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Dr. Anita Heiss is a proud Wiradjuri woman, the Professor of Communications at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit for The University of Queensland, an Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, and an activist and an author. She talks with host Daniel James about the re-release of her book, 'Am I Black Enough for You?' ten years on, and its relevance in the current climate. With presenter Daniel James
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Presenter Daniel James speaks to Dr. Emma Lee, Associate Professor, Indigenous Leadership, at the Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University, and trawlwulwuy woman of tebrakunna country, north-east Tasmania. Dr. Lee tells Daniel about putting forward a legislative model to implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart and a Voice to Parliament, without a referendum. She explores this further in her recent article on The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/first-nations-people-shouldnt-have-to-wait-for-a-referendum-to-get-a-voice-to-parliament-184316
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Presenter Daniel James talks to Nerita Waight, CEO for the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) about Indigenous imprisonment, the recent IBAC audit of Victoria Police handling of the complaints of Aboriginal people against police officers, and the impact the upcoming Victorian State Election may have on calls for law reform; and Marcus Stewart, Taungurung man and Co-Chair of the First People’s Assembly of Victoria, talks about the appointment of a ‘Treaty Umpire’ which will be grounded in First People's culture, lore and law for the Victorian treaty process.
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Uluru Youth Manager for the Uluru Youth dialogues, and Cobble Cobble woman, Allira Davis talks with presenter Daniel James about the Uluru Statement From The Heart. To mark the 5th anniversary of the Statement, a new education campaign called 'History Is Calling' has been launched - urging all Australians to act and support a First Nations voice in Parliament.
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Professor Eleanor Bourke, Wergaia/Wamba Wamba Elder and the Chair of Yoo-rrook Justice Commission, talks about the launch of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission and its historic work into truth-telling, investigating past and ongoing injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria since colonisation. With guest presenter Vanessa Morris (filling in for Daniel James).
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To celebrate International Women's day, we hear from Gumbaynggirr woman and PHD-Student Amba-Rose Atkinson who talks about the impact of climate change on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health health; then, Wiradjuri Woman Dr Michelle Kennedy discusses new ways of decolonising research. With guest presenter Vanessa Morris.
Wurundjeri and Ngurai illum Wurrung woman and Yoo-rrook Justice Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter talks about the development of the Roadmap to Hearing Elders’ Voices; and Statewide Community Justice Program leader for the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) and Wiradjuri and Noongar woman Lee-Anne Carter talks about the rise in rates of self-harm of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners in Victorian jails and issues surrounding incarceration. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Wardaman, Luritja, Warramunga and Wagadagam man, and CEO of First Nations Media Australia, Dennis Stokes talks about the ‘Above and Beyond Broadcasting’ report, which explores First Nations media during the pandemic; and Founder and Managing Director of the ‘Strong Brother Strong Sister’ Foundation, Yorta Yorta man Cormach Evans, talks about the suicide crisis amongst the Indigenous population in Victoria. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
CEO of the Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women's Service Inc (EMHAWS), Kellyanne Andy talks about the work of her organization, particularly amidst the pandemic. Kellyanne also touches on the number of Aboriginal people experiencing domestic violence, as well as incarceration rates of young people, and how this is reflected in the EMHAWS; and Nira illim bulluk man of the Taungurung Nation and Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, Marcus Stewart talks about the Raise the Age campaign and how this affects the work done to negotiate treaty. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Author and public Historian, Stephen Gapps talks about his new book ‘Gudyarra: The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance - The Bathurst War, 1822–1824’. The book traces the co-ordinated resistance warfare by the Wiradyuri under the leadership of Windradyne, and others such as Blucher and Jingler, that occurred in a vast area across the central west of New South Wales; and Gunai/Kurnai woman, and author Veronica Gorrie talks about her book ‘Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience’. The book tells the story of an Aboriginal woman who worked as a police officer and fought for justice both within and beyond the Australian police force. With presenter Daniel James.
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Gooreng Gooreng man, and outgoing Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, Justin Mohamed reflects on his former role and experiences as Commissioner; and Mutti Mutti man, member of the stolen generation, singer-songwriter, activist, and 3CR broadcaster Kutcha Edwards talks about issues facing First Nations people, including high incarceration rates, and 20 years of Beyond The Bars, 3CR's prison broadcast show. With presenter Daniel James.
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Yorta Yorta man and Chairperson of the First Nations Foundation, Ian Hamm talks about a range of issues affecting Aboriginal communities. Ian talks about the Black Lives Matter movement, and the importance of technology as a driver to showcase the issues that exist systemically within Australia. He also discusses Australia's deeply flawed justice system and how the system needs to be addressed. With presenter Daniel James.
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Wiradjuri and Noongar woman, and Statewide Community Justice Program Leader for the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS), Lee-Anne Carter, talks about the ‘Raise the Age’ campaign, which aims to increase the Australian age of criminal responsibility; and Gunnai and Monaro man, and CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations, Paul Paton, talks about the environmental and cultural significance of the Murray-Darling basin. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Chelsea Watego, Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman born and raised on Yuggera country, and Professor of Indigenous Health at Queensland University of Technology, talks about her collection of essays ‘Another Day in the Colony’. The book exposes the ongoing colonial violence experienced by First Nations people, and has been deemed ground-breaking – and a call to arms. With presenter Daniel James.
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Bain Attwood, Professor of History at Monash University, discusses his book on Aboriginal activist and Yorta Yorta man, William Cooper. The book titled ‘William Cooper: An Aboriginal Life Story’, is a tribute to the work and life of the extraordinary activist; and Yessie Mosby, Ta Zenadh Kes Masig man, living in the Kulkalgal tribe area in the Central Torres Strait Islands, talks about being a claimant in the human rights complaint to the United Nations over climate change. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Shaun Burgoyne talks about his career in the AFL, as well as his new book ‘Silk: Football, Family, Respect’; and Wergaia/Wamba Wamba woman and Chair of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission, Professor Eleanor Bourke, talks about the Commission’s strategic priorities which will guide its task of investigating ongoing injustices faced by First Nations people. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Kuku Yulanji and Mualgal woman, and Chairperson of the Wet Tropics Management Authority, Chrissy Grant, talks about the recent regaining of ownership of the Daintree Tropical Rainforest by its rightful owners, the Kuku Yulanji people; and Gunditjmara woman and CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) talks about the vaccination rates in the Aboriginal community. With presenter Daniel James.
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First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing is a dynamic Aboriginal community-controlled health service aiming to improve access to affordable primary health care in urban Melbourne. Wamba Wamba woman and Chief Executive Officer at First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing Karinda Taylor talks about how the Aboriginal community has been coping in a few Melbourne COVID hotspots. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Lee-Anne Carter, Statewide Community Justice Programs Leader at Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, talks about the Federal Court case that has been launched against the Morrison Government, seeking fair and equal access to the Age Pension for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and Wuthathi descendent and CEO of The Healing Foundation Fiona Cornforth talks about the importance of access to information for Stolen Generations survivors. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Proud Wirlomin-Noongar woman and author Claire G. Coleman talks about her new book ‘Lies, Damned Lies: A Personal Exploration of the Impact of Colonisation’, a book taking the reader on a journey through the past, present and future; and Muruwari and Gomeroi man and investigative journalist and filmmaker Allan Clarke talks about his documentary ‘The Bowraville Murders’, which is screening on SBS, and shines a light on a case that has left many in Bowraville disillusioned and enraged with the justice system. With presenter Daniel James.
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Presenter, producer, and journalist Karla Grant talks about the situation surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak in Wilcannia, as well as her report on the situation for 'Living Black'; and Torres Strait Islander man and author Thomas Mayor talks about his new book ‘Dear Son’, sharing heartfelt letters written by First Nations men about life, masculinity, love, culture and racism. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Brendan Kennedy, Tatti Tatti man and delegate for Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN), talks about the impact of mismanagement and inaction on the rivers, explaining the significance of the rivers to the Aboriginal community, cultural flows research, and the impact of the Victorian Government’s withholding of monetary resources and lack of action; and Paul Paton, Gunnai, Monaro and Gunditjmara man and CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations (FVTOC) talks about the new Victorian Traditional Owner Cultural Landscapes Strategy, which provides a framework and tangible actions, underpinning the work by the Department of Environmental Land and Water on future forests and parks management, as well as strengthening Traditional Owner nation resilience. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Shannon Drake, Proud Wamba Wamba/Jaara woman and Executive Manager of Health and Wellbeing at the Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative in Shepparton, talks about the positive response from the local Indigenous community regarding the recent virus outbreak. Shannon talks about the operations at Rumbalara, touching on the holistic approach to services that the organization provides. And Steven Clarke, Proud Arabana and Erawirung man, talks about his role as Centre Manager of the new Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership at the University of Melbourne, a home for education, engagement and research to support the self-determined growth of Indigenous businesspeople, companies and communities around the country. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Gunnai-Gunditjmara woman, and Senator representing the Australians Greens, Lidia Thorpe, talks about the realities of the most recent ‘Closing the Gap’ report, as well as her experience as a Senator in Canberra. Senator Thorpe also discusses the Victorian Government’s Twelve Apostles offshore drilling plans; and Lionel Austin, Manager of the Preventative Health Unit at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) provides an insight into the Covid-19 vaccine rollout for Aboriginal communities. For any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people wanting to get vaccinated through VAHS, call 03 9419 3000 to contact the Fitzroy clinic, and 03 8592 3902 to contact the Epping clinic.
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Description: Palawa woman and artist Thelma Beeton talks about her artwork featured in Banj Banj/nawnta, an exhibition presented by The Torch at Counihan Gallery. Thelma talks about the meaning behind her artwork, as well as her connection with her best friend Stacey; and Tiriki Onus, Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung artist, filmmaker, academic, and Head of the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the University of Melbourne, talks about his documentary Ablaze, which is screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and explores the life of his grandfather, civil rights activist and filmmaker Bill Onus. With presenter Vanessa Morris filling in for Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Proud Wiradjuri woman, author, activist, and social commentator Professor Anita Heiss discusses her new novel Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray: River of Dreams, with presenter Daniel James. In this special long-form interview, Anita also discusses the surge of new writing by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors, and the place that First Nations writing now holds in the cultural landscape.
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SNAICC CEO and Arrernte/Luritja woman Catherine Liddle, talks about the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, which is coming up on 4th August; and Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Warung artist Jandamarra Cadd discusses collaborating on the statue of Nova Peris, which is currently on display at Federation Square. With presenter Vanessa Morris, filling in for Daniel James.
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Bandjalung artist, writer, curator and activist Djon Mundine discusses the King and Wood Malleson contemporary First Nations Art Award and exhibition, which is showing at 45Downstairs. With presenter Vanessa Morris, filling in for Daniel James.
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ANU Emeritus Professor Jon Altman discusses his recent article on the harmful policy legacies of the Northern Territory Intervention, which was instilled fourteen years ago. With presenter Daniel James.
Article: https://arena.org.au/lest-we-forget-the-harmful-policy-legacies-of-the-northern-territory-intervention/
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Gamilaraay man, founder and CEO of Indigenous X, Luke Pearson, joins presenter Daniel James to discuss an article that he and Natalie Cromb wrote for Indigenous X about Critical Race Theory.
Article: https://indigenousx.com.au/critical-race-theory-what-isnt-it/
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Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People and Gooreng Gooreng man, Justin Mohamed, joins presenter Daniel James to discuss the ‘Our Youth, Our Way’ report, the result of a three year inquiry looking at solutions into the crisis of the over-representation of Aboriginal kids in custody.
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Report: https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/upholding-childrens-rights/systemic-inquiries/our-youth-our-way/
Grant Hansen, Taungarung man, broadcaster, footy commentator and co-host of the Marngrook Footy Show discusses Adam Goodes declining the AFL Hall of Fame invitation; and Tanna Draper Nagas, a teacher at Lilydale Heights College, talks about teaching kids, role models, and how her Indigenous identity feeds into her teaching. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Catherine Liddle, Arrernte/Luritja woman and CEO of SNAICC, the National Voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, discusses the crisis of the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out of home care; and Selwyn Button, Board Member of the Lowitja Institute, talks about the fourth anniversary of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and the significance of it winning the Sydney Peace Prize. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Services, Yorta Yorta woman Nerita Waight, talks about how Victoria’s bail laws disproportionately affect Aboriginal women, and also what the recent Budget cuts have meant for the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Services; and Kado Muir, Chairperson of the National Native Title Council, discusses what the one-year anniversary of the destruction of the Juukan Caves, and what needs to be done to ensure devastation like this doesn’t happen again. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Newly Appointed Chair of Victoria's Historic Truth-Telling Commission, the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission, Professor Eleanor Bourke, discusses the importance of truth-telling for our collective history; and Ian Hamm, Chair of the Board of Directors at First Nations Foundation, discusses his recent article for The Age in which he outlines why it is so crucial to move the conversation about truth telling from a place of deficit. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Professor Sandy O’Sullivan, a Wiradjuri person and an expert on critical race theory, discusses anti-racism and why there has been pushback from the Right; and Dr Emma Lee explores the proposed changes to the school curriculum in Australia, which would include more First Nations content. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Tati Tati man Brendan Kennedy, a delegate for Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations, talks to Daniel about The Murray Darling River Basin and what has gone wrong; and Professor Bronwyn Carlson from Macquarie University discusses Australia’s silence on violence against Indigenous women.’ With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Veronica Gorrie, a proud Gunai/Kurnai woman, talks to presenter Daniel James about her new book, Black and Blue; an honest and sometimes harrowing account of her life as an Aboriginal woman in the police force.
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Neil Morris discusses the illegal felling of trees at The Flats on Yorta Yorta country. With presenter Daniel James.
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Priscilla Atkins, Co-Chair of The National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (NATSILS) discusses Black Deaths in Custody. Then, social worker and social justice advocate Sue-Anne Hunter on the March For Justice movement.
With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Healing Foundation CEO Fiona Petersen discusses the Aged Care Royal Commission and its implications for members of the stolen generations. Then, Aunty Geraldine Atkinson, First Nations People of Assembly Co-Chair and Bangerang and Wiradjuri woman, talks about the establishment of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission by the Victorian Government, which will be the nation’s first truth-telling process into injustices experienced by Aboriginal people since colonisation. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Dr Damien Finch from the University of Melbourne's School of Earth Sciences, tells Daniel how Australia's oldest rock art painting has been identified. Then, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar talks about racially-motivated violence, and issues confronting Aboriginal women and girls. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Naomi Moran, First Nations Media Australia Vice-Chair, discusses how the Facebook ban on Australian media content affects First Nations communities; and Dr Jason Agostino, National Aboriginal Controlled Community Organisation (NACCHO) Medical Advisor, talks about plans to roll-out the COVID-19 vaccine to First Nation communities across the country. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Jadah Pleiter discusses providing the Victorian public with a deeper understanding into the State’s true history with the new campaign, 'Deadly And Proud.' And Nala Mansell, Campaign Coordinator at the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, reflects on the decade-long campaign agitating for The Royal Society of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery to return 14,000-year-old Aboriginal artefacts to their original site. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
UNSW Engineering Associate Professor Fiona Johnson discusses her recent report regarding up to 22 sacred Indigenous sites and important river systems being under threat in the Northern Territory. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
New SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle talks about the challenges facing Aboriginal children in 2021; and Archie Roach talks about his memoir 'Tell Me Why: the Story of My Life and My Music', which recently won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Productivity Commissioner Romlie Mokak explores the release of the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage report; and Dr. Lois Peeler discusses William Cooper's legacy with respect to the German government officially apologising for its refusal to accept the Australian Aborigines League letter of protest about the Nazi persecution of Jews. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Jill Gallagher, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), reflects on how the Victorian State Budget impacts Aboriginal Communities; and Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy discusses the repeal of public drunkenness as a criminal offence. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Professor Hugh Taylor AC, Melbourne Laureate Professor, talks about Closing The Gap on Indigenous eye health; and Damian Griffis, CEO First Peoples Disability Network, talks about First Nations people with disability raising injustice, discrimination, at the Disability Royal Commission. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Sue-Anne Hunter, Chair of Family Matters, talks about 'The Family Matters Report 2020' findings of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children taken away from their families at alarming rates; and Lisa Annese CEO, Diversity Council Australia, speaks about the experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian workplaces. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Social justice trailblazer Pat Anderson AO talks about sharing the Uluru Statement from the Heart with multicultural communities, and working toward translating it into more than 60 languages; and Justin Mohamed, Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, discusses the increasing use of remand to detain Aboriginal children. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
SBS Director of Indigenous Content Tanya Denning-Orman talks to fill-in host Paul Gorrie about NITV's NAIDOC Week lineup.
With presenter Paul Gorrie, filling in for Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Kent Morris, CEO of The Torch, talks about the online exhibition ‘Future Dreaming’ featuring artworks created within Victorian prisons during the pandemic; and Djab Wurrung woman Sissy Eileen Austin expresses her grief for the destruction of a sacred tree on Djab Wurrung country.
With presenter Paul Gorrie, filling in for Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Dr Brian Martin talks about a new project aiming to produce an Indigenous-led study on the significance of trees in southeast Australian Aboriginal cultures; and Luke Briscoe, aka DJ DIMULJI (MYSTIC) chats about his 'Music Culture Change' podcast series. With presenter Paul Gorrie, filling in for Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Architect Jefa Greenaway reflects on the United Nations sustainable development goals; and Lee Sheppeard, PhD candidate, UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, chats about her research into Sports for Development (SfD) for Aboriginal people, and the recent Federal Budget. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Lawyer and researcher Eddie Synot comments on the Greens changed position on the Uluru Statement From The Heart; and NSW 2020 Young Australian Of The Year Corey Tutt chats 'Deadly Science' and his Eureka Award nomination. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Writer Jack Latimore shares his response to the Black Lives Matter movement, discussing his new essay for 'Meanjin Quarterly' called ‘Through a Mask, Breathing’. Then author Thomas Mayor joins Daniel to discuss his latest book ’Finding Our Heart: A Story about the Uluru Statement for Young Australians’. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Nerita Waight, Co Chair of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS), discusses a proposal for an independent police oversight body for investigating instances of police brutality. And journalist Rachael Hocking talks to Daniel about First Nations connection to country music and the cancellation of the Tamworth Country Music Festival. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Professor Barry Judd, Director of Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, talks to Daniel about racism and the AFL. And Jamie Lowe, CEO of the National Native Title Council, talks about new consequences facing Rio Tinto after their destruction of the Juukan caves. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Professor Marcia Langton AM discusses the impact of mining companies on Aboriginal heritage sites, ahead of the WA Government releasing its draft Aboriginal Heritage Protection Bill. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Michael Bell from the Australian War Memorial talks about Aboriginal servicemen in the Vietnam War; and Torres Strait Island man Yessie Mosby talks about the legal action and fight to save the Torres Strait Islands from climate change. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Academic and anti-racism campaigner Dr. Stephen Hagan discusses his 20 year campaign to re-name a brand of cheese. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Catherine Liddle, CEO of First Nations Media, talks to Daniel about the new national agreement on Closing the Gap. And Daniel McAullay discusses the threat of the pandemic on urban aboriginal communities.
With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Roxanne Moore, Executive Officer from NATSILS (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service) discusses why we need to raise the age of criminal responsibility. And Meriki Onus, co-founder of Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, talks about the recent Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney.
With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Alan Thorpe, Director of Dardi Munwurro (Strong Spirit) 24 hr crisis line 'Brother To Brother' talks about the important work of on supporting Aboriginal men through COVID; and Fred Hooper, Chairperson, Northern Basins Aboriginal Nations (NBAN), discusses Murray Darling Basin water policy.
With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Marcus Stewart, Co-Chair of the First People's Assembly of Victoria, talks about the Victorian Government’s support for a truth-telling process; and Tracey Hanshaw, founder of Justice Aunties Inc, talks about NITV's premiere of 'Living Black: Aboriginal Lives Matter.' With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Jill Gallagher AO discusses Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations' (VACCHO) response to the hard lockdown in Melbourne's public housing.
With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Dr Shireen Morris, a McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Melbourne Law School, discusses how public support for the Uluru Statement From The Heart is key to the end of structural racism in Australia; and Telphia-Leanne Joseph, Associate Lecturer, UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine at UNSW, explores why there is a low uptake of the flu vaccine amongst Aboriginal people. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
CEO of Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, Dennis Eggington, talks about law reform in the wake Ms Dhu's tragic death in custody in 2014. And Gunai-Gunditjimara woman Lidia Thorpe discusses her new role as Senator for Victoria. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Co-Chair of the National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, Nerita Weight talks about Coalition of Peaks partnering with Australian governments to close the gap; And Meriki Onus, co-founder of Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, discusses Aboriginal deaths in custody and the recent nation-wide protests.
With presenter Declan Furber Gillick, aka Gizmo D, filling in for Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Historian, activist and actor Gary Foley talks about the current Black Lives Matter protests and their historical significance, as well as his appearance at the upcoming St Kilda Film Festival. And Nerita Weight, Co-Chair of the National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, discusses the recent High Court decision that using tear gas on children in Don Dale was unlawful. With presenter Declan Furber Gillick, aka Gizmo D, filling in for Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Chief Executive of the National Native Title Council, Jamie Lowe, discusses the recent destruction of an Aboriginal heritage site by Rio Tinto mining company in the Western Pilbara region; and artist Thea Anamara Perkins talks about her artistic processes and inspirations, having just won the 2020 First Nations Arts Dreaming Award for an Emerging Artist. With presenter Declan Furber Gillick, aka Gizmo D, filling in for Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
On this Sorry Day episode, Dr Andrew Peters talks about the importance of recognition and reconciliation; and former CEO of Aboriginal Housing Victoria, Jenny Samms, provides an update on the Victorian Government's announcement to upgrade social housing for Aboriginal families. With presenter Daniel James.
Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Writer and director Larissa Behrendt talks about the making of her new film MARALINGA TJARUTJA. And Kellyanne Andy, Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women's Service Inc CEO, discusses access to public and social housing for Aboriginal women escaping family violence. With presenter Daniel James.
Visual artist Mayrah Dreise talks about the importance of listening to Elders' wisdom and knowledge; and the Australian War Memorial's Indigenous Liaison Officer Michael Bell talks about the history of First Nations men and women serving in armed forces. With presenter Daniel James.
First Nations lawyer Roxanne Moore and Tanya Day's daughter Apryl Watson discuss the impact of COVID-19 in prisons. With presenter Daniel James.
Reconciliation Victoria CEO Diana David and newly appointed Co-Chair Shane Charles explore a future of respect, justice and understanding; and journalist Amy McQuire reports on the fight against COVID-19 in Aboriginal communities. With presenter Daniel James.
Indigitek Director, Ben Armstrong, yarns about the lack of Aboriginal people in ccience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers; and Catherine Liddle of First Nations Media Australia discusses digital inclusion and cyber safety awareness in inDigiMOB. With presenter Daniel James.
Karen Heap, Chairperson of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation discusses the need for personal protective equipment in Aboriginal health settings; and Apryl Watson, daughter of Tanya Day, discusses the findings of the coronial inquest into her mother’s death. With presenter Daniel James.
Dr. Thalia Anthony from UTS's Faculty of Law discusses the potential impacts of COVID-19 in prisons and CEO of Leedal, John Rodriguez informs on the disruption in food supply in remote Aboriginal communities due to panic buying the city.
Dr Tanya Schramm, a board member of Australian Indigenous Doctors Association about patients facing racism during the pandemic. Then Youth Affairs Council Victoria’s Young Thinker in Residence Levi McKenzie-Kirkbright discusses his essay Sovereignty: A Way Forward.
Daniel is joined on the line by Dawn Casey, Deputy CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, to discuss some of the measures put in place to protect Aboriginal communities from COVID-19. Then, Chair of The Healing Foundation’s Stolen Generations Reference Group, Ian Hamm highlights the historic Stolen Generations Redress Scheme
This week on The Mission, Daniel is joined on the line by co-host of NITV football talk show Yokayi Footy, Tony Armstrong. Then Daniel is joined in the studio by the host of RRR program Still Here, Niel Morris. Finally author and activist Thomas Mayor phones in to chat about Indigenous affairs.
Daniel returns to interview Archie Roach and then is joined on the phone by CEO of Aboriginal Housing Victoria, Darren Smith.
Guest host Rachel Hocking and Lidia Thorpe discuss Invasion Day protests and paying the rent. Then Rachel interviews Sydney singer/songwriter, Akala Newman.
Guest host Gizmo D is joined by co-host Yorta Yorta musician, Allara. First up an interview with Boonwurrung man, Steve Parker, about his work in flora and fauna education. Then Creative Director Caroline Briggs Martin phones in to chat about the upcoming YIRRAMBOI festival.
Guest host Gizmo D presents selected tracks from Arrente language learing tools from the arrernte-angkentye.online resource. Plus, Bundjalung man and Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation CEO Oliver Costello phone in to discuss cultural burning.
Award-winning NITV journalist Madeline Hayman-Reber has been covering the effects of the bushfires in Aboriginal communities. She tells guest host Gizmo D what she’s been seeing and hearing on the ground.
Daniel shares a short section of his interview with Dark Emu author Bruce Pascoe from earlier this year and then, deliveres a live reading of his essay 10 more days.
Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri woman Leah Purcell is a writer, director and actor. She sits down for an in-depth discussion with Daniel James about her new novel, The Drover’s Wife.
Chair of Healing Foundation’s Stolen Generations Reference Group Ian Hamm discusses the ‘Working with Stolen Generations: Understanding Trauma’ guide and kit for GPs; then Victoria Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher AO tells us about the inaugural meeting of The First People’s Assembly.
The Saturday Paper journalist Rick Morton explains how it only took two days of research to learn that none of Andrew Bolt's claims about Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu were borne out by the primary evidence. Plus, Daniel speaks with Christopher Simpson, director of the Return The Cultural Heritage Project.
Host Daniel James, discusses the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody and the police shooting death of a young Warlpiri man. Then Daniel interviews author Tara June Winch.
Daniel is joined by First Nations assitant curator at The Australian Museum, Mariko Smith.
Claire G. Coleman delves into her second novel, The Old Lie; then, Richard Weston, chief executive of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, discusses the Family Matters report, showing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are now 10.2 times more likely to be removed from their families than non-Indigenous children.
Thomas Mayor chats about his new book, Finding the Heart of the Nation, and director Charmaine Ingram tells us about her documentary, Tayamangajirri, screening on NITV.
Winda-Marra CEO Jason Kanoa discusses the need for Criminal Record Discrimination reform. Daniel also interviews Emeritus Professor Jon Altman about the research he has conducted on the detrimental impact of Newstart on Aboriginal people in remote communities.
Professor Marcia Langton talks about the youth edition of her book Welcome to Country; then, Amos Roach gives us the details on his Melbourne Fringe Festival show Neon Corroboree.
Daniel interviews Tyson Yunkaporta about his book Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save The World.
Uncle Jack Charles joins Daniel for a convo about his new book, Born Again Blakfella. Then, Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher provides an update on the process towards Treaty.
Daniel speaks with Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) CEO Trevor Pearce about the upcoming repeal of public drunkenness laws, and Tina Raye, Program Manager of The Indigenous Literacy Foundation, about Indigenous Literacy Day.
Wiradjeri man and journalist Stan Grant discusses his film, The Australian Dream. Plus, former Greens MP Lidia Thorpe shares her thoughts on Djab Wurrung, The Uluru Statement from the Heart, and Treaty.
Daniel interviews Bundjalung woman and the Miles Franklin award-winning novelist Melissa Lucashenko. He also talks to The Deans of Soul about their album Equal.
George Newhouse, lawyer for the family in the coronial inquest into the death of Naomi Williams, and Naomi’s best friend Talea Bulger talk to Daniel. Then, Rodney Dillon, Palawa Elder and Indigenous Rights Campaigner for Amnesty International Australia, discusses the number of Aboriginal kids locked up in Queensland watch houses.
Director Alex Siddons talks about his documentary The Art of Incarceration. Artist and documentary subject Christopher Austin also joins the conversation. Plus, Joanne Doherty from Elizabeth Morgan House discusses the merry-go-round of disadvantage for homeless Indigenous women.
Daniel catches up with Eddie Synot, Senior Research Assistant at Griffith University. He also talks to Gunditjmara Elder and Traditional Owner Denis Rose about the World Heritage listing of Budj Bim in Western Victoria.
Antoinette Braybrook, CEO of the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria, discusses the failures of the Parents Next program and her speech to the UN. Later, June Oscar explores Let’s Talk Race: A guide on How to Conduct Conversations About Racism.
ABC journalist Steven Schubert talks about his book Mandatory Murder. Daniel is also joined by Justin Mohamed, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, discusses the taskforce finding community-based solutions for young Indigenous people in the criminal justice system.
Gunditjmara man and filmmaker Richard Frankland reflect on his works and the 2019 NAIDOC theme of ‘Voice. Treaty. Truth.’.
Associate Professor and Aboriginal Cardiologist Luke Burchill chats about Indigenous heart health. Later, Natalie Cromb, the Indigenous Affairs Editor of Independent Australia, discusses the recent licensing of the copyright for the Aboriginal flag to a non-Indigenous corporation.
Daniel has an extended conversation with Bruce Pascoe about his book Young Dark Emu: A Truer History.
Guest host Rachael Hocking, interviews filmmaker Ian Darling about his latest documentary The Final Quarter. Later, Rona Glynn-McDonald chats about the First Nations Bedtime Stories Challenge.
Directors Martin Thomas and Béatrice Bijon discuss their doco Etched In Bone, exploring the theft and return of human bones to Arnhem Land. Then, Daniel speaks with CEO of Reconciliation Victoria, Diana David.
Daniel talks to Margo Neale, Senior Research Fellow of the National Museum of Australia and principal adviser to the Director on Indigenous Matters, and the newly appointed president of the Community Broadcasting Foundation Ian Hamm.
Director Dean Gibson tells us about his documentary, Wik vs Queensland, screening at the 2019 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival.
Daniel interviews Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner and Gunditjmara woman Jill Gallagher AO. He also talks to human rights lawyer and Noongar woman Roxanne Moore.