In this second special series of the Game Changers Podcast, Phil talks with Dr Julie Andrews and Leann Wilson about how education might help Australia to address its sad relationship with our First Nations. Dr Julie Andrews is a proud Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri Woiwurrung descendant who is based in Melbourne. She was born in Mooroopna a small town near Shepparton. Her research and expertise is strongly aligned to her Aboriginal community and heritage, however, she has research interests in mobility, identity, community development and wellbeing along with higher education. Her Yorta Yorta and Melbourne Aboriginal communities are at the centre of her work. Dr Andrews lectures in Aboriginal Studies and is Convenor of Aboriginal Studies at La Trobe University. In this final episode, Phil speaks with Julie about her journey to becoming an educator, the value of learning outside the classroom, and the pathway from activism to leadership.
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