Episodes

  • Series 2 Episode 19: Robbie Thorpe "The Voice To Parliament" Special #12
    Oct 13 2023

    Robert "Robbie" Thorpe is an Aboriginal activist and presenter of Fire First, a program on community radio station  3CR in Melbourne VIC.

    Thorpe is from the Krautungalung people of the Gunnai Nation and is uncle of Senator Lidia Thorpe.

    Thorpe has campaigned for Indigenous solutions in Australia since the 1970s. He is an advocate for Pay The Rent, an Indigenous initiative set up to provide an independent economic resource for Aboriginal peoples and the Aboriginal Passport initiative.

    Inspired by Bruce McGuinness' newspaper The Koorier (1968–1971), Thorpe founded and ran the publication The Koorier 2  during the 1970s and 1980's and later The Koorier 3, published by the Koori Information Centre.

    In 1982, Thorpe challenged the Commonwealth of Australia in a case entitled Thorpe V Commonwealth for not protecting people from crimes connected to genocide. Since 2020, Robbie has been working on a court case to charge the Crown for crimes against humanity.

    Robbie initiated the 3CR's Fire First program with Clare Land, after appearing on her Tuesday Breakfast program with his comrade Fantom. Between 2005 and 2006 Fire First supported and fed into the Black GST (Genocide, Sovereignty, Treaty) Collective, a campaign to end genocide, recognise Australian Aboriginal Sovereignty and make Treaty, that protested at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In 2006, Fire First presented several live broadcasts and a daily update from Camp Sovereignty. 

    In 2017 Robbie Thorpe took delegate from Victory to attend the Uluru dialogue to discuss the "Uluru Statement From The Heart" and "Voice" to Parliament. The Vic representatives were sent with a mandate of TREATY FIRST!! They were kicked out of the meeting.

    Featuring music from Warumpi Band: "Gotta Be Strong"


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    38 mins
  • Series 2 Episode 18: Natasha Wanganeen "The Voice To Parliament" Special #11
    Oct 13 2023

    Natasha Wanganeen  is an Aboriginal actress. She is known for her starring role in the 2002 feature film Rabbit-Proof Fence, aged 15, and numerous television roles. Her debut film as co-writer and co-producer is the 2022 short film, an Indigenous sci-fi drama entitled Bunker: The Last Fleet, about an alien invasion of Australia, in which she also takes the lead role.

    Natasha Wanganeen was born in Point Pearce, South Australia, moving to Port Adelaide when she was five years old.She  is a Ngarrindjeri, Narungga, Kaurna and Noongar woman.

    Wanganeen starred in Rabbit-Proof Fence (released 2002), playing a dormitory boss at the age of fifteen, and the made-for-TV film Jessica directed by Peter Andrikidis and released in 2004.

    In 2017 she starred as a zombie-killer in the dystopian thriller Cargo. Also in 2017, she played the role of Gilyagan in Kate Grenville's play The Secret River  presented during the Adelaide Festival in March, having previously played a different role in the 2015 two-part TV series of the same name.

    In June 2020, Wanganeen was writing a script for her own independent film, Battle of the Ancestors, set 60,000 years ago against a backdrop of Aboriginal mythology, including Dreamtime stories and characters she knows from here childhood years. She is being supported by Screen Australiaand the South Australian Film Corporation in this endeavour, and is in talks with local production companies who are interested in seeing it made.


    On the 10th of October 2023 Natasha appeared on the ABC TV show Q&A to debate the "Voice To Parliament" Referendum and was veery direct in her opposition to being recognised on the constitution.

    Featuring music of Aunty Ruby Hunter: "Ngarrindjeri Woman"


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    27 mins
  • Series 2 Episode 17: Joe Williams "The Voice To Parliament" Special #10
    Oct 12 2023

    Joe is a proud Wiradjuri/Wolgalu, First Nations Aboriginal man born in Dubbo, raised in Wagga NSW, Australia. Joe played in the National Rugby League for South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs before switching to professional Boxing in 2009. Joe is a 2x WBF World Jnr Welterweight champion and won an WBC Asia Continental Title. 

    Although forging a successful professional sporting career, Joe battled the majority of his life with suicidal ideation and Bi Polar Disorder. After a suicide attempt in 2012, Joe felt his purpose was to help people who struggle with mental illness. Through customised workshops Joe talks of dealing with adversities, struggles, resilience, addiction, connection, emotional wellbeing & healing trauma in schools, communities, correctional services, sporting clubs and workplaces. 

    Featuring music from Sunrise Band: "Land Rights"

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    32 mins
  • Series 2 Episode 16: Jennetta Ruby Quin Bates "The Voice To Parliament" Special #9
    Oct 12 2023

    Jennetta is a journalist and proud Aboriginal woman that has a strong opinion about the "Voice To Parliament". She has worked for the ABC TV, SBS TV and NITV in the news department as a news reporter. Jennetta then spent a period in Canberra working at Parliament House with Senator Lidia Thorpe. She has many concerns about the voice and it make up.

    Featuring music from Aunty Ruby Hunter: "Woman's Business"

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    47 mins
  • Series 2 Episode 15: Desmond Burton "Voice To Parliament" Special #8
    Oct 10 2023

    Desmond Burton is a staunch Aboriginal Man from Western Australia and works in the "Black Deaths In Custody" space. Desmond believes that the "Voice" will do nothing for Aboriginal people in Australia nor will it STOP Black Deaths In Custody. Hear Desmond speak his TRUTH and state the he will be voting NO on the 14th of October 2023 in the Referendum.

    Feat Music from Roger Knox: "Warrior In Chains" 

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    32 mins
  • Series 2 Episode 14: Senator Malandarri McCarthy "The Voice To Parliament" special #7
    Oct 5 2023

    Senator Malarndirri McCarthy is a Yanyuwa & Garawa woman from the Gulf country in the Northern Territory.

    She first entered the public sphere as a journalist with the ABC and more recently for SBS/NITV.

    Senator McCarthy was elected to the Northern Territory Assembly as the Member for Arnhem in 2005. During her seven years in the Assembly, she held the Ministerial Portfolios of Local Government, Regional Development, Indigenous Development, Tourism, Women’s Policy and Statehood.

    She was elected as Senator for the Northern Territory (including Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands) in August 2016. Her experiences bring unique perspectives to the role of Labor Senator for the NT, a familiarity with the challenges and opportunities facing Territorians, and the perseverance and determination to drive change.

    Ms McCarthy’s focus is to bring communities together and ensure remote communities are engaged with and listened to on a national level.

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    35 mins
  • Series 2 Episode 13: Jeff Simpson "The Voice To Parliament" Special #6
    Oct 5 2023

    Jeff Simpson is a Kamilaroi from Walgett NSW, he is long time friend and brother whom I have high regard for and respect his views. We have known each other for over 20 years and share laughs, stories and share similar views on culture. Jeff is a well respected musician and has worked in the country music industry for many years, plus is a much sort after music director. He is now working with the Rose Brothers at No Limits Boxing.

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    49 mins
  • Series 2 Episode 12: Bernard Kelly Edwards "The Voice To Parliament" special #5
    Oct 1 2023

    Bernard Kelly Edwards is a Bundjalung, Gumbaiggjir and Dainggatti man from the East Coast of Australia. He is a poet, a digital creator, truth teller and staunch freedom fighter for his mob. Bernard once worked at the National Indigenous Radio Service news room and spent many years in the media industry. 

    Original poem "Mr Economics" from Bernard Kelly-Edwards

    Featuring music from Kev Carmody: "Thou Shalt Not Steal"

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    37 mins