Time to Listen
Ever since the Federation of Australia, a plethora of politicians, academics and media personalities have opined and commentated on Indigenous Australian affairs. But amongst the discourse, whether it be formalised debate or discordant blither, one voice has been notably absent: the collective voice of First Nations people. As of 2020, First Nations peoples comprise just 3.3% of the Australian population. Yet they represent 29% of the incarcerated Australian population, including an estimated 46% of the incarcerated juvenile population. First Nations children also represent approximately 37% of Australian children in foster care. They suffer a suite of disparate mortality statistics and morbidity factors in comparison to the non-Indigenous population. They also enjoy far less participation in home ownership, education attainment and leadership positions, and even as all these gaps begin to show signs of narrowing, other contemporary socioeconomic gaps begin to yawn. Are First Nations voices being heard on such matters? Have you heard them? This is Time to Listen, a podcast that gives a space and a platform to the First Nations voices of the Cape York Peninsula, and wider Australia. Whether you are passionate about racial equality, or simply curious about First Nations culture (and anything in between) this is the podcast for you. Want to know more about the diversity of Indigenous Australian languages? Think you understand Native Title? How have First Nations communities educated their children since before colonisation, and how are these methods being rediscovered? And which terminology is respectful and correct for which occasion, First Nations, Indigenous, or Aboriginal Australian? Realising true harmony between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian people and culture requires opening a space and raising a platform for First Nations peoples themselves. By taking the time to listen, you have already taken a very important step towards reconciliation.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 26
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
Noel Pearson's Renate Kamener Oration (Part 2 of 2)
A talk on the passive welfare underclass and the urgent need for a universal Job Guarantee with Cape York Partnership founder Noel Pearson
With jobseekers outnumbering available jobs in many Cape York…
Noel Pearson's Renate Kamener Oration (Part 1 of 2)
A talk on the passive welfare underclass and the urgent need for a universal Job Guarantee with Cape York Partnership founder Noel Pearson
With jobseekers outnumbering available jobs in many Cape Yor…
How a health clinic on a school campus is improving Indigenous health
An Introduction to Ngak Min Health with Charmaine Nicholls, Melanie Dunstan and Matthew Carson
Indigenous Australians have an average life expectancy 19 years below that of wider Queensland and an un…
Fact or Fiction | Debunking Common Economic Myths Around First Nations Peoples
Do Indigenous Australians get more welfare than non-Indigenous Australians?
Should the Commonwealth Government stop funding welfare?
What can be done to close the employment gap?
Is there a viable re…
Cape York Hydrogen | The Project Bringing Green Hydrogen to Cape York's Indigenous Communities for a Greener Future
With no connection to the national grid, many remote communities of Cape York currently rely on diesel generators to power their lives. But what if there was a greener solution? One that was not onl…
(part 2 of 2) Culturally Considerate Innovation of the VET Sector | Djarragun College Academies of Excellence
The National Centre for Vocational Education and Research has published its student equity in VET data tables. It revealed an eleven percentage point gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous comple…
(part 1 of 2) Engaging Indigenous Students in VET | Djarragun College's VET program
The National Centre for Vocational Education and Research has published its student equity in VET data tables. It revealed an eleven percentage point gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous complet…
A Chat With an Indigenous AFL Legend | Aaron Davey
"I'm living the dream at the moment. Working here at Djarragun College is my dream job. I get to work with young Indigenous men and women and see them grow as both students and people. The school is …
(Part 2 of 2) Gender and Ethnic Equality - with Marijke Bassani
"Many non-Indigenous people will have just one negative experience with a First Nations person, and then write off an entire community that is so inherently diverse. But Indigenous people are expecte…
(Part 1 of 2) Gender and Ethnic Equality - with Marijke Bassani
"Racism doesn't look like it did in the '50's and the '40's; it evolves over time. It's a living thing. Some people are in denial about carrying racial unconscious bias, but how could you not be carr…
Prioritising Health and Wellbeing in Education | Cape York Girl Academy - with Karen Wilson and Chaseley Walker
"The students are the center of our care, so it's really important to focus on what the students' needs are. Not only their academic needs, but more importantly their social and emotional wellbeing."…
Cultural Considerations | Teaching Indigenous Students — with Baressa Frazer, Madeleine Boyd and Catalina Bejarano-Sanchez
"I can say that we are a fairly unique situation here at Girl Academy. We're offering opportunities for students to learn more about their first languages. We're offering more opportunities for stude…
(Part 2 of 2) The Uluru Statement from the Heart and a First Nations Voice - with Dean Parkin
"If this [the First Nations Voice] is something you believe in, and you feel a conviction for it and in your heart you want to this happen, then stand with us and help us bring more people along ... …
The Uluru Statement from the Heart and a First Nations Voice (Part 1 of 2) - with Dean Parkin
"The Uluru Statement from the Heart is an invite to the Australian people, and I have seen people respond to that invitation. There is a sense that if we could do it 1967, then this is our generation…
Food Affordability and Security in Remote Indigenous Communities - with Rohan Gupta, Roberta Henning and Terrence Douglas
"This is the second inquiry into food security by the parliament in eleven years. And like the Closing the Gap targets, little has changed or improved for those Australian Aboriginal people who live …
NAIDOC Week | Heal Country - with Warren Clements
"History has had a direct impact on future Indigenous generations. Before any person wishes to judge or stereotype and Indigenous individual, please do your history first." - Warren Clements.
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The Most Immediate Need in Indigenous Affairs - with Prue Briggs
"You can't rely on markets to deliver justice. The market is not necessarily going to give us a socially acceptable outcome, so it has to be political intervention." - Paul Krugman, 2008 Nobel laurea…
Bama Services | Social Enterprise | Indigenous Employment Outcomes - with Cade Dawkins and Jono Coker
Indigenous youth are twice as unlikely to gain employment relative to their non-Indigenous peers. The Indigenous employment rate decreased by two percentage points between the 2006 and 2016 census, a…
Intertwining Culture, Academics and Vocational Potential - with Allison Halliday and Michael Barton
It all begins with effective education. If a true and positive difference is going to made in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, it is going to be made by the emerging Indigenous gene…
The Last Refuge for Education | The Cape York Girl Academy - with Shoba Kalos and Baressa Frazer
"The Girl Academy can perhaps act as a microcosm of how things can work [in Indigenous education]. There needs to be a systemic redesign of how we [Australia] are educating; in particular, how young …