The Mission

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.