Senator Lidia Thorpe is a proud Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung woman and has put Blak justice at the centre of some of this country’s biggest conversations: from sovereignty, policing and prisons, deaths in custody, treaty, racism, land rights and the ongoing impacts of colonisation.

In this episode, host Carly Wallace chats to Senator Thorpe about what Blak justice actually looks like for our people through the eyes of someone fighting for it from inside one of this country’s most powerful colonial institutions- The Australian Commonwealth Government.

In this urgent follow-up episode of Blak Justice, we return to Victoria Park, Barrambin, where the Goori Tent Embassy has been resisting the Queensland Government’s push to begin work on the new Olympic stadium.

After police, council workers and authorities moved in to disrupt the Tent Embassy on Friday 29 May 2026, tents were removed, activists were moved on, and the Embassy’s sacred fire was disturbed. The state calls it progress. The people defending Country call it a human rights fight.

On this episode of Blak Justice, I spoke with respected activist Uncle Adrian Burragubba at the Embassy as police moved in, about cultural rights, police power, the sacred fire, and why the fight to protect Barrambin is far from over.

The Goori Tent Embassy is still standing. The sacred fire is still burning. And Blak justice is still going strong.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that Blak Justice podcast episodes may contain the voices and names of people who have passed. Listeners are also advised that this podcast may have references to trauma, violence and other content that may be triggering. It is not suitable for children and listener discretion is advised.

If you’re Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and need support after listening to this podcast, you can call 13YARN’s support phone line on 13 92 76. This service is available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.

LifeLine is also available to everyone, you can phone them on 13 11 14

Or

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At Victoria Park- Barrambin- in Brisbane, a new frontline has been set. Father and son Derek Sandy Jrn and Uncle Derek Orman have established a Goori Tent Embassy with their supports and are standing in resistance against the proposed Olympic stadium, fighting for land, and sovereign Blak Justice on their own terms

In Part 2 of Leah’s story, we hear what happens after leaving a domestic violence relationship and how the impacts don’t just disappear.

Leah reflects on the lasting effects of violence ten years on, and how it has shaped her life and her children’s lives. She shares the complex and painful reality of intergenerational trauma, including her eldest son beginning to show behaviours of family violence, and the impossible position she faced as a mother- having to consider calling the police on her own child.

Content warning: This episode discusses domestic and family violence.

If you or someone you know needs support, you can contact:

📞 13YARN (13 92 76) – a free and confidential crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

📞 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)

In Australia, Domestic and family violence continues to impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women at disproportionately high rates.

In this episode of Blak Justice, 'Leah' shares her lived experience of domestic violence, speaking about the realities of survival, and the challenges of seeking safety and support as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman living in a remote community.

Like many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, Leah did not call the police. Her story reflects the deep mistrust, fear, and complex realities mob have with the justice system that shape decisions around seeking help, and the gaps in systems that are meant to protect.

This is a story not just of survival, but of truth-telling, and it speaks to experiences shared by too many.

Content warning: This episode discusses domestic and family violence.

If you or someone you know needs support, you can contact:

📞 13YARN (13 92 76) – a free and confidential crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

📞 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)

In part one with guest Bernard Namok, we heard how he was racially profiled and falsely imprisoned by Queensland police on more than one occasion. and the effects that's had on him since. In part 2 of his story, Bernard goes from being wrongly accused by the police, to then having to trust them, after he became a victim of youth crime in Cairns.

If you’re Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and need support after listening to this podcast, you can call 13YARN’s support phone line on 13 92 76. This service is available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.

LifeLine is also available to everyone, you can phone them on 13 11 14

Or 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732

This week's guest is Torres Strait Islander man Bernard Namok Jrn. While visiting family in Cairns in 2022, Bernard and a friend were pulled over by police for a routine traffic stop, that took a turn for the worse.

In part one of our conversation, Bernard spoke about his experiences being racially profiled by the Queensland police as a Torres Strait Islander man, and how being wrongly accused by the justice system has impacted his life since.

If you’re Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and need support after listening to this podcast, you can call 13YARN’s support phone line on 13 92 76. This service is available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.

LifeLine is also available to everyone, you can phone them on 13 11 14

Or 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732

In this opening episode of Blak Justice, host Carly Wallace shares her personal journey and experiences with the justice system- both in her own life and through her work in media and advocacy and what led her to create the Blak Justice podcast.

Palm island media snippet credit: 'The Point', NITV

If you’re Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and need support after listening to this podcast, you can call 13YARN’s support phone line on 13 92 76. This service is available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.

LifeLine is also available to everyone, you can phone them on 13 11 14

Or 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732

Introducing 'Blak Justice', a podcast sharing the lived realities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people impacted by the justice system in Australia.

For many of our families and communities, the justice system isn’t something distant or foreign, it’s something we live with, whether through our own experiences or through the people we love, it impacts our community in every way.

Too often these conversations happen about our mob without hearing directly from the people living it.

Hosted by Carly Wallace, Blak Justice creates a space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to share their stories, experiences and truths about the justice system.

These are stories of survival, strength and truth.

Blak Justice is presented and produced by Dulguburra Yidinji woman Carly Wallace on the lands of the Yaggera and Turrbal peoples in Brisbane. The presenter and producers of this podcast pays respect to elders past and present. This land was never ceded, this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

Podcast Artwork and sounds by Courage Kahananui

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