The Mission

Daniel is joined by Wurundjeri Elder Jacqui Wandin, who sheds light on the historical significance of Coranderrk Station. She highlights the leadership of Uncle William Barak and Uncle Simon Wonga in fostering the Aboriginal community of Coranderrk . Together, they reflect on Coranderrk’s legacy as a sanctuary, its cultural importance, its lasting impact on Kulin Nation heritage and resilience amid colonisation.

On this week’s episode of The Mission, Daniel sits down with Jill Gallagher, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO). They explore the VACCHO’s innovative yet historic health model, recently announced at the Victorian Parliament. Jill shares insights into the model’s origins and highlights its effectiveness, particularly through the challenges of the pandemic.

Daniel James yarns with members of The Deans, a local soul band, then speaks to the Racial Profiling Data Monitoring Project's Professor Tamar Hopkins about ongoing racial profiling by Victoria Police.

A year on since the failed Voice to Parliament Referendum, Daniel James yarns with historian Clare Wright on the history of First Nations involvement in democracy and her new book Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions: How the People of Yirrkala Changed the Course of Australian Democracy.

Live from the RRR performance space discussing When Cops are Criminals, a new book (out now with Scrie) about the criminal behaviour of police officers, and a call for institutional reform. Host Daniel James is joined by the anthology's editor Aunty Veronica Gorrie, as well as police historian Amander Porter, and police misconduct lawyer Jeremy King, who both contributed to the book.

Daniel yarns with Bebe Oliver, the newly appointed Artistic Director of Blak & Bright, about First Nations art and literature.

Daniel yarns with Amy McQuire on her new book Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media and the role of objectivity in Australian journalism.

Less than 1% of building permits are delayed by Cultural Heritage Management Plans, so why are the Victorian Liberal Party so keen to dismantle them?

Host Daniel speaks to the CEO of Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations Paul Paton, about why Cultural Heritage is not the threat to developers it's made out to be.

For the special 250th episode of The Mission, Daniel James speaks with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss on her work overseeing the Federal Government's compliance with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Daniel James speaks to Jidah Clark, chair of the newly established Treaty Authority, an independant body to oversee treaty negotiations in Victoria.