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VAN Talks Podcast

VAN Talks Podcast

By: Victorian Aboriginal News
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Heading back to our roots and building on the work we undertook in the leadup to the 2023 Referendum, Victorian Aboriginal News (VAN) Talks focuses on the positivity that is Aboriginal Victoria. Covering everything from Voice, Treaty and Truth and Reconciliation through to Aboriginal businesses and Traditional Owner initiatives, the VAN Talks podcast is the only podcast that travels across the State to deliver interviews and stories that are the truth of Aboriginal Victoria.

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Episodes
  • S04-E13: Victorian Treaty Deep Dive with Rueben Berg (Part 1 of 3)

    S04-E13: Victorian Treaty Deep Dive with Rueben Berg (Part 1 of 3)
    Oct 20 2025

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    We're rapt that Victorian Aboriginal News was chosen by the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria to interview co-Chair Rueben Berg for a deep dive into the Victorian Treaty Legislation and proposed Treaty. This is part one of a three-part extended exclusive interview, recorded just days before the legislation was passed in the Victorian Parliament's lower house.

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    26 mins
  • S04-E12: Taking a political and social stand through your choice of clothing

    S04-E12: Taking a political and social stand through your choice of clothing
    Oct 15 2025

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    Gunditjmara woman and co-founder of Clothing the Gaps, Laura Thompson, joins VAN's Charles Pakana to talk about the importance of clothing as a means of sparking change and conversation.
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    21 mins
  • S04-E11: Voice of youth empowered in local governments across Australia

    S04-E11: Voice of youth empowered in local governments across Australia
    Oct 12 2025

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    Somewhat off our normal track, in this episode I speak with Tahlia Azaria from the Foundation for Young Australians about that organisation's Young Mayors program.

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    23 mins
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