National Sorry Day, Rising Festival, Oceana Gold environmental abuses in Phillipines, Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, birthing on Country and closing the health gap, Wednesday Breakfast 26/5/21

Wednesday, 26 May 2021 - 7:00am to 8:30am

7.00am Acknowledgement of Country

 

7.05am Update on new Covid-19 safety restrictions in Victoria, acknowledgement of National Sorry Day.

 

7.12am Reconciliation Week discussion and events roundup.

 

7.22am Claudia speaks with Professor Roianne West, CEO of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives about the barriers to achieving equity in health outcomes for First Nations people, birthing on Country, and the importance of education around cultural safety.

 

7.50am Eiddwen talks to Andrew Morrison from the Philippines Australian Solidarity Association (PASA) about the alleged human rights and environmental abuses of Australian-Canadian mining company Oceana Gold at the Dipido Gold and copper mine in the Philippines northern Luzon province. (Part 1 Interview)

 

8.03am Gideon Obarzanek, co-director of the Rising Festival, joins the show to tell us about the events and art installations taking over the city May 26-June 6.

 

8.14am Eiddwen continues her discussion with  Andrew Morrison from the Philippines Australian Solidarity Association (PASA) about the alleged human rights and environmental abuses of Australian-Canadian mining company Oceana Gold at the Dipido Gold and copper mine in the Philippines northern Luzon province. (Part 2 Interview)

 

Music

 

Took the Children Away - Archie Roach

Better in Blak - Thelma Plum 

Better Things - Kee'ahn

Miss Shiney - Kaiit