VAN Talks Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a discussion about the work undertaken by the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative to promote a positive stand for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. CEO Simon Flagg and board member, Professor Aunty Wendy Brabham talk with Referendum ‘23 Tapes host Charles Pakana about their hopes for a better future with a Voice.

Send us Fan Mail Bundjalung woman and CEO of Reconciliation Australia Karen Mundine speaks with host Charles Pakana about the need for respectful conversations about the proposed Voice to Parliament, and stresses that the work for reconciliation will continue unabated regardless of the referendum’s outcome.

Send us Fan Mail Nyikina man Charles Prouse releases a new book that looks at the Voice to Parliament in a new light - without the politics!

Send us Fan Mail The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has lent its support to a First Nations Voice to Parliament. Citing the very real possibility that the Voice could address serious mental health and well-being problems within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the College’s President, Dr. Elizabeth Moore, speaks frankly on the Referendum 23 Tapes.

Send us Fan Mail What if you could gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the impact of the proposed enshrined voice to parliament? Join us as we converse with Lori-Anne Sharp, the Federal Assistant Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), about their support for a yes vote for an enshrined First Nations...

Send us Fan Mail A passionate advocate for greater education opportunities and support within First Nations communities, Yawuru/Bunuba woman Cara Peek, speaks about her experiences as part of the Uluru Dialogues, hopes for the future, and exposes misinformation.

Send us Fan Mail Joining us today on the podcast is Professor Andrew Gunstone. He is the inaugural Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reconciliation at Federation University and provides institutional leadership on all reconciliation matters. Just recently, he has established the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth, and Justice, and recruited three Indigenous Professors to the Centre. He is al...

Send us Fan Mail Confused by the referendum question and amendments currently being proposed regarding the First Nations Voice to Parliament? To gain greater clarity, Charles is joined by leading constitutional lawyer, Professor Cheryl Saunders.

Send us Fan Mail Despite the hook on which many hang their rationale for a NO vote - the supposed absence of local and regional voices - we reveal the truth about this all-important issue. In this episode we speak to one of the key players in advising the Federal Government on the makeup of the Voice, Torres Strait Islander man Thomas Mayo.

Send us Fan Mail Misinformation is a growth industry in the world of the Australian referendum for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. In this episode of the Referendum ‘23 Tapes podcast, Charles Pakana dissects fully a commentary made by Andrew Bolt on Sky News Australia as posted on Youtube. It’s important to note that we’re fully up for calling out anyone spreading mistruths, regardless of whe...

Send us Fan Mail On the 26th of March, South Australia led the way with a First Nations Voice to that State’s Parliament. In this episode of the VAN Referendum ‘23 Tapes podcast, we speak to the South Australia Commissioner for Voice, Dale Agius.

Send us Fan Mail Member of the First Nations Referendum Working Group and Taungurung man Marcus Stewart joins Charles on the Ref 23 Tapes podcast to talk about the role and efforts of the Working Group.

Send us Fan Mail The CEO of the Fred Hollows Foundation, Ian Wishart, joins Charles on the Referendum 23 Tapes podcast to discuss the 144-strong coalition of Australian social justice organisations formally supporting a First Nations Voice to Parliament.

Send us Fan Mail Rather than adding another layer of bureaucracy, the National Party of Australia advocates for greater empowerment of local First Nations communities as an option to a First Nations Voice to Parliament

Send us Fan Mail Kate Thwaites, MP, Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, speaks with Charles Pakana on proposed changes to some of the ways in which Australia runs its referendums.

Send us Fan Mail Head of NITV, Tanya Denning Orman, discusses the SBS/NITV strategy that will guide the networks coverage of the Referendum campaign for a First Nations Voice to Parliament

Send us Fan Mail Commencing our series of interviews with politicians from both sides of the Referendum campaign, we are joined by the Federal Member for Cooper, Ged Kearney, MP.

Send us Fan Mail Wiradjuri man, Reverend Canon Glenn Loughrey from the Anglican Church joins us on the Referendum ‘23 Tapes podcast to discuss the role of the church in promoting reliable information on the First Nations Voice to Parliament referendum, and the need for asking questions and joining in conversations.

Send us Fan Mail The City of Newcastle, like so many local government authorities across Australia has been listening for First Nations voice for several decades. Chair of the city’s Guraki Aboriginal Advisory Committee, Luke Russell, talks with Ref ‘23 Tapes about successes and moving towards the Referendum

Send us Fan Mail In a broad conversation, the From The Heart’s National Field Organiser Emily Holm speaks with Victorian Aboriginal News on topics ranging from local government involvement in educating community to the importance of correct information above pushing home specific messages.

Send us Fan Mail Architect of the Mayors for the Voice to Parliament Public Statement, Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne, joins us to discuss the important role local government has in the forthcoming referendum.

Send us Fan Mail Carlo Carli, Chair of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA) joins Victorian Aboriginal News journalist Charles Pakana to discuss the strong support for a First Nations Voice to Parliament from ethnic communities.

Send us Fan Mail Reconciliation Victoria has been at the forefront of a First Nations alliance for two decades. With a First Nations Voice referendum on the horizon, that alliance is picking up momentum.

Send us Fan Mail As mentioned at the end of podcast number one, in this episode we start our understanding of that one powerful document - the Australian Constitution - that the Federal Government and 250 First Nations delegates to the Uluru Dialogues are hoping will soon have an enshrined First Nations Voice to Parliament. Guiding us is the University of Melbourne’s Professor Cheryl Saunders, Eme...

Send us Fan Mail Torres Strait Islander, signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and author Thomas Mayo speaks to us about a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution.