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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-E24: The path to Treaty from the Minister's perspective

    S04-E24: The path to Treaty from the Minister's perspective
    Dec 17 2025

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    Just three days before her resignation from Cabinet comes into effect, the Minister for Treaty and First Nations, Natalie Hutchins MP, speaks with VAN's Charles Pakana about her experiences holding that portfolio during what can arguably be described as Australia's most positive decade in the First Nations space.
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    27 mins
  • S04-E23: First Nations story-telling carries culture and lore

    S04-E23: First Nations story-telling carries culture and lore
    Dec 15 2025

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    Increasingly - and fortunately - a new age of "digital" story-telling professionals are emerging to ensure stories are protected from the ravages of time. VAN catches up with one such story-teller, Yorta Yorta and Woi-wurrung man Mark Thomson.
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    25 mins
  • S04-E22: Victorian Traditional Owners speak out on Victoria's critical minerals mining

    S04-E22: Victorian Traditional Owners speak out on Victoria's critical minerals mining
    Dec 9 2025

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    As the need and demand for critical minerals increases, we catch up with the CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Cooperation, Kaley Nicholson, about the state government dragging its heels on reaching agreements with Traditional Owners across the state.

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    20 mins
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