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VAN Talks Podcast

Victorian Aboriginal News

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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22:20

S04-E07: Treaty support building at a grassroots...

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2025/09/22

Send us a text With the Victorian Treaty legislation now tabled in the State's Parliament, grassroots level support is on the rise. A key player in this is First Nations-led Common Threads. We speak with one of the organisation's founders, Larissa Baldwin-Roberts.

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23:28

S04-E06: First Nations media establishes trust in a...

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2025/09/16

Send us a text Despite being underfunded by the Federal Government, First Nations media across Australia plays a critical role in dispelling myths and misinformation. We speak with First Nations Media Australia CEO, Wally Tallis.

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19:55

S04-E05: Australia's first Treaty legislation tabled...

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2025/09/09

Send us a text Less than two hours after Australia's first Treaty legislation was tabled in Victorian Parliament, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria co-Chair, Gunditjmara man Rueben Berg, met up with VAN's Charles Pakana to record the first of an extended series of interviews discussing the legislation and future of the Assembly.

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22:29

S04-E04: Victorian Local Governments prepare...

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2025/09/07

Send us a text A partnership led by the Municipal Association of Victoria, and including Victorian Aboriginal News, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Treaty Authority and Reconciliation Victoria, sees Victorian Local Government Authorities start educating themselves - and their communities - about the Local Treaty process. VAN's Charles Pakana catches up with MAV Director of Community and Sector Services Kath Brackett.

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24:23

S04-E03: A valuable look inside the workload...

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2025/09/03

Send us a text Every day the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation receives engagement requests from government, corporations, community groups and individuals; and with 29 Local Government Authorities (Councils) operating on its Country, the load on the corporation is enormous. We catch up with CEO Kupa Teao to gain an understanding of the organisation and how engagement can be achieved respectfully and effectively.

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21:43

S04-E02: Closing the education gap for First Nations...

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2025/08/29

Send us a text For nearly 30 years, RMIT's Ngarara Willum Centre has been providing critical student support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. We speak with Indigenous Access and Engagement Senior Advisor, Bundjalung woman Talia Elliott about the enormous benefits such centres have in closing the educational gap.

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26:18

S04-E01: Traditional Owners and Local Governments...

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2025/08/19

Send us a text North of Naarm (Melbourne), the Taungurung Land and Waters Council (TL&WC) and the Local Government Authorities on its Country, have banded together to establish a forum - one that seeks to identify and achieve common goals for the good of all community members. In this episode VAN's Charles Pakana speaks with CEO of TL&WC, Matt Burns, and forum co-chair, the Mayor of Bendigo, Councillor Andrea Metcalf

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18:02

S03-E40: Keeping the Treaty process on the straight...

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2025/08/15

Send us a text Treaty Authority chair, Djab Wurrung man Jidah Clark, talks frankly about the current state of the Victorian statewide Treaty, and the Authority's commitment to work with ALL parties, especially Local Government Authorities, in regard to local Treaties.

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21:43

S03-E39: Uplifting and advocating for the voice of...

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2025/07/14

Send us a text 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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21:40

S03-E38: Victorian Government failing Aboriginal...

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2025/07/07

Send us a text 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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22:16

S03-E37: Protecting Aboriginal data from weaponisation

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2025/06/22

Send us a text 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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23:56

S03-E36: Victoria to expect a Treaty by the end of 2025

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2025/06/16

Send us a text During a semi-regular one-on-one catch-up with Assembly co-Chair Rueben Berg, we learn more about the next iteration of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, and the belief that there could well be a signed and enacted statewide Treaty in place before the end of 2025

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20:46

S03-E35: Dja Dja Wurrung Clans ready for Treaty with...

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2025/05/29

Send us a text At 4am on the 28th of May 2025, an embargo was lifted on a media release that stated DJAARA - the representative body for Dja Dja Wurrung clans - was ready to enter into Treaty negotiations with the Victorian Government. That afternoon, we sat down with DJAARA's reserved seat holder at the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Dja Dja Wurrung man Djaran Murray-Jackson.

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20:37

S03-E34: Travis Lovett 18 hours before Walk for Truth

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2025/05/26

Send us a text I was fortunate enough to catch up and yarn with Yoorrook Commission Travis Lovett on the Portland foreshores - on Gunditjmara Country - 18 hours before the commencement of the Walk for Truth.

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22:25

S03-E33: Aboriginal cultures and histories in the...

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2025/05/11

Send us a text One of Australia's foremost authorities on - and advocates for - Aboriginal cultures and histories in the education system, Shelley Ware, talks with Charles about the need for change and how that change can be achieved.

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19:23

S03-E32: The Koorie Heritage Trust 40 years on - its...

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2025/05/01

Send us a text Forty years on from the foundation of the Koorie Heritage Trust, VAN’s Charles Pakana meets up with CEO Tom Mosby to discuss the Trust’s role and relevance

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21:09

S03-E31: The man behind the force that is IndigenousX

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2025/04/22

Send us a text For nearly 15 years, IndigenousX has been “stirring the pot” as a niche and fearless Blak media outlet. In this episode I catch up with it’s CEO and founder, Luke Pearson.

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21:33

S03-E30: Shining the light on Australian indigenous...

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2025/04/15

Send us a text In this episode I catch up with Professor Dennis Foley, a descendent of the Gai-mariagal people, and Australia’s first professor of indigenous entrepreneurship. He speaks openly about the important cultural context of this subject as well as calling out key changes that need to be implemented in order for Blak businesses to be given better chances for success.

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20:59

S03-E29: Australian War Memorial to recognise...

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2025/04/10

Send us a text Following years of advocacy from historians and community, the Australian War Memorial is embarking on a project that will see “Defence of Country” realised in the form of a Frontier War exhibition within the next few years. I visit the War Memorial and catch up for an interview with the Indigenous Liaison Officer, Michael Bell.

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19:57

S03-E28: Breathing new life into the Bangerang language

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2025/04/07

Send us a text We speak with Bangerang cultural educator and custodian Roland Atkinson about a new dictionary that will breathe new life into the Bangerang language and further strengthen culture

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