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Episode 27: On The Road, Telling It As It Is With Reverend Glenn Loughrey
After five full months on the road yarning up the referendum and Voice, Wiradjuri man Reverend Glenn Loughrey joins us to share his experiences.
Episode 26: Peta Credlin, Sky News and Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price get it wrong!
In this short but succinct episode, we clearly disprove the claim by Sky News commentator Peta Credlin’s claim that the Uluru Statement is 26 pages. It isn’t!!!
Episode 25: Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative hopes for a better future with a Voice to Parliament
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative CEO Simon Flagg and board member, Professor Aunty Wendy Brabham talk about their hopes for a better future with a Voice.
Episode 24: Karen Mundine, CEO of Reconciliation Australia advises respectful conversations about the Voice to Parliament
Bundjalung woman and CEO of Reconciliation Australia Karen Mundine discusses the importance of respectful conversations and that regardless of outcome, work towards reconciliation will continue unabated.
Episode 23: Nyikina man Charles Prouse releases a new book on The Voice to Parliament
Nyikina man Charles Prouse provides a personal perspective on the Voice to Parliament, emphasising the important of Voice before Treaty.
Episode 22: Australian and New Zealand psychiatrists lend their support to a First Nations Voice to Parliament
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has lent its support to a First Nations Voice to Parliament.
Episode 21: Australia’s largest union lends it weight to the Voice to Parliament
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Deputy Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp joins us to discuss the Federation’s broad support for the constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament.
Episode 20: Education advocate Cara Peek speaks out about benefits of the Voice and dispels misinformation
A passionate advocate for greater education opportunities and support within First Nations communities, Yawuru/Bunuba woman Cara Peek, speaks about her experiences as part of the Uluru Dialogues, hopes for the future, and exposes misinformation.
Episode 19: Perspectives from a leading reconciliation authority and academic
One of this country’s foremost authorities on reconciliation, Professor Andrew Gunstone, provides important perspectives on the referendum for a First Nations Voice to Parliament.
Episode 18: Dissecting the proposed Referendum question and Constitutional amendment
Confused by the referendum question and proposed amendment to the Constitution? To gain clarity, we’re joined by leading Constitution lawyer, Professor Cheryl Saunders.
Episode 17: Exposing more misinformation about local and regional Voices
Despite the hook on which many hang their rationale for a NO vote - the supposed absence of local and regional voices - we reveal the truth about this all-important issue.
Episode 16: Sky News Australia and Andrew Bolt caught out spreading misinformation
OK, so what do you think is going to happen when a tiny media outlet calls out the mistruths being presented by a big name commentator on a global network? Let's wait and see.
Episode 15: South Australia’s Voice Commissioner Dale Agius speaks about Australia’s first Indigenous Voice to Parliament
On the 26th of March, South Australia led the way with a First Nations Voice to that State’s Parliament. In this episode we speak to the SSA Commissioner for Voice, Dale Agius
Understanding what’s being proposed for the First Nations Voice to Parliament
If you think for a minute that the Voice will just suddenly appear if a Yes vote gets over the line, think again. There’s an enormous amount of work that will need to be undertaken before that happens.
Episode 14: Marcus Stewart provides an insight into the First Nations Referendum Working Group
Member of the First Nations Referendum Working Group and Taungurung man Marcus Stewart joins Charles on the Ref 23 Tapes podcast to talk about the role and efforts of the Working Group.
Episode 13: Fred Hollows Foundation one of 144 social justice organisations forming a coalition to support the First Nations Voice
CEO of the Fred Hollows Foundation, Ian Wishart, discusses the 144-strong coalition of social justice organisations supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament
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