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VAN Talks Podcast

VAN Talks Podcast

By: Victorian Aboriginal News
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Summary

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
  • S05-E05: Can multicultural Australia lead the way in First Nations reconciliation?: the connection between new arrivals and 65,000 years of First Nations history

    S05-E05: Can multicultural Australia lead the way in First Nations reconciliation?: the connection between new arrivals and 65,000 years of First Nations history
    May 7 2026

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    In this episode, Uncle Charles yarns with former Victorian Multicultural Commissioner, Shankar Karsynathan.

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    21 mins
  • S05-E04: Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung join list of TOs ready for Treaty

    S05-E04: Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung join list of TOs ready for Treaty
    May 3 2026

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    Uncle Andrew Gardiner and Dale Wandin from Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung speak to VAN about the Traditional Owner group's entry onto the Treaty Authority's register.
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    21 mins
  • S05-E03: Removal of the whitewash over Australia's military history

    S05-E03: Removal of the whitewash over Australia's military history
    Apr 29 2026

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    We catch up with historian Peter Bakker and explore the truth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in military service. Listen in to this discussion on how the Australian military provided a rare space of racal equality where mateship often superseded discrimination.

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    19 mins
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