Episodes

  • Guiding Indigenous students to careers in science and technology

    Guiding Indigenous students to careers in science and technology
    Aug 2 2025
    Around Australia, some educational and fun workshops for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are aiming to contribute to an inclusive and diverse future science and technology workforce. Victoria’s largest health service and an Indigenous-owned organisation are helping to guide students from an Aboriginal high school to meaningful STEM related career pathways.
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    8 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Arrente artist Amunda Gorey on kinship, connection and deep listening

    INTERVIEW: Arrente artist Amunda Gorey on kinship, connection and deep listening
    Aug 1 2025
    An art exhibition in Melbourne is showcasing the work of three Aboriginal sisters in a collection entitled 'Connected Through Country'. Artists Amunda, Grace and Myra Gorey own their own art collective called No Fixed Gallery, which is dedicated to celebrating 65,000 years of Arrernte culture through contemporary art. In this episode of Weekend One on One, Biwa Kwan spoke with Amunda Gorey about the inspiration for the latest collection - and how her art intersects with her work with non-profit Children's Ground to deliver change and impact for First Nations children through a pioneering model blending lifelong learning and confidence in culture and language.
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    13 mins
  • What is Garma? And why is it important?

    What is Garma? And why is it important?
    Jul 31 2025
    The very first Garma Festival was held just before the turn of the millennium in 1999, led by the late Yunupingu. But the mission of its founders remains: to be a cross-cultural meeting of leaders to discuss improving standards of living for all First Nations people. And a warning - this feature contains the voice of someone who has died.
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    4 mins
  • Treasurer says government 'can do better' as report shows limited progress on First Nations outcomes

    Treasurer says government 'can do better' as report shows limited progress on First Nations outcomes
    Jul 31 2025
    The Northern Territory is the worst-performing jurisdiction in the country on Closing the Gap, new data has revealed. Youth advocates and experts have condemned a string of recent NT Government reforms amid worsening progress on incarceration and youth detention. It comes as Indigenous leaders prepare to meet with the Prime Minister at the annual Garma Festival in north-east Arnhem Land this weekend.
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    7 mins
  • The cost of being a hero

    The cost of being a hero
    Jul 24 2025
    Who gets awarded for bravery and why? In the final episode of Uncle Charlie: The Invisible Hero, host Paulien Roessink speaks to community members who know a lot about awarding bravery. We’ll hear from David Arden, the president of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, and Michael Bell, Indigenous Liaison for the Australian War Memorial, alongside previous guests of the series. We'll find out why people still think formal recognition from the government is due 83 years after Uncle Charlie saved three Dutch people during the Broome Air Raid attacks.
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    24 mins
  • Systemic barriers locking Australia's First Nations peoples out of superannuation

    Systemic barriers locking Australia's First Nations peoples out of superannuation
    Jul 23 2025
    A new report has found that First Nations Australians are twice as likely as other Australians to have trouble accessing their superannuation. The independent research highlights the systemic barriers First Nations peoples face which include rigid policies, inaccessible customer service and a lack of accountability. Financial counsellors say reforms are badly needed to address this.
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    4 mins
  • Australia's ancient export brings new jobs to WA

    Australia's ancient export brings new jobs to WA
    Jul 19 2025
    An Indigenous-owned business in Western Australia is drawing on traditional knowledge to bring back Australia's first ever export - the sea cucumber. Tidal Moon exports the coveted delicacy to South East Asia, creating employment in a region where jobs are limited.
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    4 mins
  • The man we know as Uncle Charlie

    The man we know as Uncle Charlie
    Jul 17 2025
    Two years after the Broome air raid—when Japanese Zero fighter planes attacked and more than 80 lives were lost—local Bardi man Charles D’Antoine was awarded a medal by the Kingdom of the Netherlands for saving three Dutch nationals. Now, 83 years on, the Australian government has yet to formally acknowledge Uncle Charlie’s act of bravery. In the second episode of this 3-part series, host Paulien Roessink finds out who Uncle Charlie was, and what was the cost of being a hero?
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    22 mins