The Mission

Award-winning NITV journalist Madeline Hayman-Reber has been covering the effects of the bushfires in Aboriginal communities. She tells guest host Gizmo D what she’s been seeing and hearing on the ground.

Daniel shares a short section of his interview with Dark Emu author Bruce Pascoe from earlier this year and then, deliveres a live reading of his essay 10 more days.

Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri woman Leah Purcell is a writer, director and actor. She sits down for an in-depth discussion with Daniel James about her new novel, The Drover’s Wife.

Chair of Healing Foundation’s Stolen Generations Reference Group Ian Hamm discusses the ‘Working with Stolen Generations: Understanding Trauma’ guide and kit for GPs; then Victoria Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher AO tells us about the inaugural meeting of The First People’s Assembly.

The Saturday Paper journalist Rick Morton explains how it only took two days of research to learn that none of Andrew Bolt's claims about Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu were borne out by the primary evidence. Plus, Daniel speaks with Christopher Simpson, director of the Return The Cultural Heritage Project.

Host Daniel James, discusses the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody and the police shooting death of a young Warlpiri man. Then Daniel interviews author Tara June Winch.

Daniel is joined by First Nations assitant curator at The Australian Museum, Mariko Smith.

Claire G. Coleman delves into her second novel, The Old Lie; then, Richard Weston, chief executive of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, discusses the Family Matters report, showing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are now 10.2 times more likely to be removed from their families than non-Indigenous children.

Thomas Mayor chats about his new book, Finding the Heart of the Nation, and director Charmaine Ingram tells us about her documentary, Tayamangajirri, screening on NITV.

Winda-Marra CEO Jason Kanoa discusses the need for Criminal Record Discrimination reform. Daniel also interviews Emeritus Professor Jon Altman about the research he has conducted on the detrimental impact of Newstart on Aboriginal people in remote communities.

Professor Marcia Langton talks about the youth edition of her book Welcome to Country; then, Amos Roach gives us the details on his Melbourne Fringe Festival show Neon Corroboree.

Daniel interviews Tyson Yunkaporta about his book Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save The World.

Uncle Jack Charles joins Daniel for a convo about his new book, Born Again Blakfella. Then, Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher provides an update on the process towards Treaty.

Daniel speaks with Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) CEO Trevor Pearce about the upcoming repeal of public drunkenness laws, and Tina Raye, Program Manager of The Indigenous Literacy Foundation, about Indigenous Literacy Day.

Wiradjeri man and journalist Stan Grant discusses his film, The Australian Dream. Plus, former Greens MP Lidia Thorpe shares her thoughts on Djab Wurrung, The Uluru Statement from the Heart, and Treaty.

Daniel interviews Bundjalung woman and the Miles Franklin award-winning novelist Melissa Lucashenko. He also talks to The Deans of Soul about their album Equal.

George Newhouse, lawyer for the family in the coronial inquest into the death of Naomi Williams, and Naomi’s best friend Talea Bulger talk to Daniel. Then, Rodney Dillon, Palawa Elder and Indigenous Rights Campaigner for Amnesty International Australia, discusses the number of Aboriginal kids locked up in Queensland watch houses.

Director Alex Siddons talks about his documentary The Art of Incarceration. Artist and documentary subject Christopher Austin also joins the conversation. Plus, Joanne Doherty from Elizabeth Morgan House discusses the merry-go-round of disadvantage for homeless Indigenous women.

Daniel catches up with Eddie Synot, Senior Research Assistant at Griffith University. He also talks to Gunditjmara Elder and Traditional Owner Denis Rose about the World Heritage listing of Budj Bim in Western Victoria.

Antoinette Braybrook, CEO of the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria, discusses the failures of the Parents Next program and her speech to the UN. Later, June Oscar explores Let’s Talk Race: A guide on How to Conduct Conversations About Racism.

ABC journalist Steven Schubert talks about his book Mandatory Murder. Daniel is also joined by Justin Mohamed, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, discusses the taskforce finding community-based solutions for young Indigenous people in the criminal justice system.

Gunditjmara man and filmmaker Richard Frankland reflect on his works and the 2019 NAIDOC theme of ‘Voice. Treaty. Truth.’.

Associate Professor and Aboriginal Cardiologist Luke Burchill chats about Indigenous heart health. Later, Natalie Cromb, the Indigenous Affairs Editor of Independent Australia, discusses the recent licensing of the copyright for the Aboriginal flag to a non-Indigenous corporation.

Daniel has an extended conversation with Bruce Pascoe about his book Young Dark Emu: A Truer History.

Guest host Rachael Hocking, interviews filmmaker Ian Darling about his latest documentary The Final Quarter. Later, Rona Glynn-McDonald chats about the First Nations Bedtime Stories Challenge.

Directors Martin Thomas and Béatrice Bijon discuss their doco Etched In Bone, exploring the theft and return of human bones to Arnhem Land. Then, Daniel speaks with CEO of Reconciliation Victoria, Diana David.

Daniel talks to Margo Neale, Senior Research Fellow of the National Museum of Australia and principal adviser to the Director on Indigenous Matters, and the newly appointed president of the Community Broadcasting Foundation Ian Hamm.

Director Dean Gibson tells us about his documentary, Wik vs Queensland, screening at the 2019 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival.

Daniel interviews Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner and Gunditjmara woman Jill Gallagher AO. He also talks to human rights lawyer and Noongar woman Roxanne Moore.