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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
  • S03-E39: Uplifting and advocating for the voice of Victorian Traditional Owners

    S03-E39: Uplifting and advocating for the voice of Victorian Traditional Owners
    Jul 14 2025

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    Taking on the role of interim CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations, Kaley Nicholson - one-and-a-half weeks into the job - already has firm ideas on how the Federation can further promote and advocate for the voices of Traditional Owners across Victoria.

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    22 mins
  • S03-E38: Victorian Government failing Aboriginal community with outdated bail laws

    S03-E38: Victorian Government failing Aboriginal community with outdated bail laws
    Jul 7 2025

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    As the Victorian Government considers introducing even further backward steps in the State's already archaic bail laws, VAN's Charles Pakana catches up with the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Director of Legal Services, Ali Besiroglu to discuss the current situation and Poccum's Law.
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    22 mins
  • S03-E37: Protecting Aboriginal data from weaponisation

    S03-E37: Protecting Aboriginal data from weaponisation
    Jun 22 2025

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    As we continue to explore the many facets of the Victorian Treaty process, VAN’s Charles Pakana speaks with Treaty Authority member and Yorta Yorta woman Dr Petah Atkinson and Worimi man Dr Jacob Prahn about the critical importance and role of data sovereignty and governance.
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    22 mins
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