VAN Talks Podcast
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.
Podcasting since 2023 • 142 episodes
VAN Talks Podcast
Latest Episodes
S04-E22: Victorian Traditional Owners speak out on Victoria's critical minerals mining
As the need and demand for critical minerals increases, we catch up with the CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Cooperation, Kaley Nicholson, about the state government dragging its heels on reaching agreements with Tradition...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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20:18
S04-E21: The realities and implications of misinformation and disinformation
In an apparent age of misinformation and disinformation, particularly evident during the 2023 Referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament, VAN's Charles Pakana catches up with NITV's John Paul (JP) Janke, to discuss the realities and impl...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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25:30
S04-E20: Honest allyship with reconciliation groups in regional Victoria
Regarded by many as a fairly "redneck" area, Shepparton is home to one of the longest-serving and effective local reconciliation efforts - the Shepparton Region Reconciliation Group. VAN's Charles Pakana travels to the area and meets up for a y...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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21:24
S04-E19: Local Treaties in Victoria - what you should know
Treaty Authority member, Biripi woman Duean White talks with Victorian Aboriginal News about local Treaties, and what local governments and organisations can do to better understand and prepare for them
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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25:20
S04-E18: Blackfire hits the ground running with new album
Featuring three great tracks from the band's latest album, Solar Eclipse, this interview has VAN's Charles Pakana yarning with Blackfire co-founder, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Grant Hanson about the album and the history of this ...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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32:34
