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Follow stories concerning First Nations peoples and Indigenous Australia, with this collection of reports and interviews from the SBS News team.... more
FAQs about First Nations First:How many episodes does First Nations First have?The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.
June 08, 2024Small is beautiful: the Torres Strait island everyone wants to visitA tiny beach shack on a remote Island in the Torres Strait has become one of the world’s most desired tourist destinations. After making it onto the Forbes top fifty places to visit - Badu Island has put the region on the global tourism map. Traditional Owners say the venture is helping them care for country and grow their island economy....more6minPlay
June 07, 202450 years strong: bilingual teaching is celebrated in YirrkalaFrom rogue educators… to leaders in remote education. Yirrkala community leaders in the Northern Territory are celebrating 50 years of bilingual education at the local government School where elders and teachers defied government orders to dismantle the two- way education system....more5minPlay
May 25, 2024Clever Country, Clever People: New research centre aims to share First Nations knowledge and solutionsA new research centre will draw on the traditional practices and knowledge used by generations of Indigenous communities to care for Australian land and maintain cultural heritage....more6minPlay
May 24, 2024Stolen Generations survivors urge action on redress schemesIt has been nearly 30 years since a landmark report recommended appropriate redress schemes for Stolen Generations survivors. Advocates say the impacts from the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families - under government policies – continue until this very day. They are calling for urgent action to help Stolen Generations survivors....more6minPlay
May 24, 2024'Long overdue' apology delivered to Stolen Generations on behalf of Victoria PoliceThe chief commissioner of Victoria Police has apologised to survivors of the Stolen Generation for the institution's role in the forcible removal of children from their families. The ongoing harm to Indigenous Australians caused by this practice was recognised at an emotional event....more7minPlay
May 18, 2024INTERVIEW: Federal budget measures for First Nations communities welcomedThe national group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has received dedicated funding for the first time in a federal budget, in a move welcomed by its CEO, Catherine Liddle....more9minPlay
May 16, 2024INTERVIEW: SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle on Indigenous kids and new national plan for early childhoodThe national group representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has welcomed a 10-year national plan to deliver better early childhood outcomes....more4minPlay
May 11, 2024Barayagal hitting the right notes in cross-cultural choirThe founder of the First Nation’s music group “ Stiff Gins”, Nardi Simpson, is directing a cross cultural Choir in Sydney called Barayagal. It's a place where First Nations and non-Indigenous Australians gather to sing in the Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay languages. The choir is making songs inspired by culture, supported by musicians from the Sydney University Conservatorium of Music who are participating as part of their degree...more8minPlay
May 05, 2024Funding scheme to boost First Nations athletes connecting to country at Olympic GamesAustralian Olympic athletes have received a major financial boost ahead of the Paris Games in July. The Australian Olympic Committee has announced three incentives to increase funding for athletes, with specific targets for First Nations competitors....more5minPlay
April 27, 2024INTERVIEW: Garry Matthews speaks to SBS about truth-tellingReconciliation Australia and the University of New South Wales have produced a new collaborative report called 'Coming to Terms with the Past', which identifies the barriers and enablers to truth-telling and the strategies to promote historical acceptance. Uncle Garry Matthews is a proud older Gadigal man who has been advocating for truth-telling for decades. He has spoken with Youssef Saudie....more10minPlay
FAQs about First Nations First:How many episodes does First Nations First have?The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.