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You're listening to Thursday Breakfast's Summer Programming Series on 3CR Community Radio!Today's show features a selection of interviews covering public health topics such as young people's experiences of chronic pain, First Nations medical trailblazers, the campaign to Save Cohealth, a Palestinian physician in Gaza practicing medicine during genocide, and the importance of drug checking.// Acknowledgement of Country//Joshua Pate - Young People & Chronic Pain (04 Dec 25)// Physiotherapy researcher and health science communicator Dr Joshua Pate joined us to unpack the impacts of chronic pain on young peoples' lives, and the consequences of failing to believe young people and and adequately resource paediatric pain care in Australia. Joshua co-authored the 2025 National Kids in Pain Report commissioned by Chronic Pain Australia, released in September 2025, which details the scale and impact of chronic pain for young people in Australia. The report documents how these experiences shape young peoples' worlds and have flow-on effects in all parts of their lives, and you can read it here.// Kimberley Benajamin - Our Medicine (10 Jul 25)// Kimberely Benjamin is a Yawuru, Bardi and Kija woman from Rubibi/Broome, and proudly living and working on Country. Kimba discussed the directing and making of SBS & NITV show Our Medicine, a 6-part series behind-the-scenes look showcasing First Nations medical trailblazers and traditional healers, who, through their work, care and knowledge are making change and having positive impacts on community. Watch it on SBS on Demand now.// Shaday - Save Cohealth Campaign (06 Nov 25)//Shaday, a GP trainee at a community health clinic joined us to discuss organising for the Save Cohealth Rally and rally at Sarah Witty's office. The rally is calling on federal or state emergency funding to save the clinics that service over 12,500 people and prevent a statewide health catastrophe. Some symbolic motions in parliament have been moved but it's mass mobilisations like the Town Hall in Fitzroy and the rally that will win this campaign.// Dr Ezzideen Shehab - Palestinian Physician in Gaza & Author (06 Nov 25)// Dr Ezzideen Shehab, a Palestinian physician in northern Gaza, shared his reflections on practicing medicine during Israel's ongoing genocide. Dr Shehab has collaborated with Readers and Writers Against the Genocide to publish Diary of a Young Doctor a remarkable collection of diary entries that he has kept to document eyewitness accounts of the genocide. Order your copy of Diary of a Young Doctor by heading to linktr.ee/readerswritersagainstgenocide, and follow Dr Shehab on Instagram at @ezzideenshehab.// Cameron Francis - The Loop Drug Checking (27 Nov 25)// Cameron Francis is the CEO of The Loop Australia - a national harm reduction charity delivering drug checking services in Victoria and New South Wales, and until recently in Queensland. He joined us to discuss the importance of drug checking and harm reduction, particularly at mobile sites ahead of festival season. You can access free drug checking in Victoria at 95 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. Follow them on instagram for drug alerts or contact them for more information.// Songs//Our Blood & Firekeeper by FAMILIBuy their latest EP 'BLOODFIRE' on bandcamp//
Domestic violence services are bracing for their busiest time of year, with domestic violence assault data showing a 78 per cent spike in violence on Christmas and Boxing Day.
Koori Klaus from the North Rocks area tells NITV Radio about working in community and spreading joy to young ones and old.
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Police have declared a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday a terrorist attack, after two gunmen opened fire on hundreds of people gathered for a Hanukkah celebration.
Police are investigating the shooting attack at Bondi Beach as terrorist event.
The coastal suburb of Koolewong saw 16 homes destroyed, after a fire started in a park early Saturday afternoon and rapidly spread.
There are calls for dedicated leave to help women stay in their jobs as they navigate reproductive health challenges.
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Ben Stubbs Wangkatha man and content creator has been named a finalist for TikTok Creator of the Year.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forcasting dangerous fire condition for New South Wales.
Award-winning Naarm-based artist Bumpy shares in depth her newest album, KANANA, on NITV Radio.
School principals nationwide are being asked to get on board with Australia's world-first social media ban.
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Opposition Communications Spokeswoman Melissa McIntosh has renewed calls for faster action after another person died when their triple-zero call failed to connect.
Troy Cassar-Daley talks with NITV Radio about the ‘Don't let a car change who you are - Safer driving starts with you' campaign aimed at getting mob to think about driving and road safety.
For more than 30 years, Karla Grant has been a trailblazer in Australian media, a proud Western Arrernte woman whose fearless journalism has paved the way for greater representation of Indigenous voices on screen. As the host and executive producer of Living Black on NITV, Karla has dedicated her career to truth-telling, giving a platform to stories too often overlooked, and inspiring generations through her courage, authenticity, and grace. In this deeply personal conversation, Karla reflects on facing racism as a young girl to becoming one of Australia’s most respected Indigenous broadcasters. She opens up about the moments that tested her resilience, the people who shaped her path, and the drive that continues to fuel her fight for social justice. Karla shares how turning 60 has brought new joy and perspective, and why storytelling remains at the heart of who she is, not just as a journalist, but as a woman, a mother, and an advocate for truth. Know someone who'd enjoy this episode? Why not share it with them by tapping the 3 dots above ⬆︎ and passing it on LINKS: While Living Black has wrapped for the year, you can catch up anytime on SBS On Demand. And if you’re looking for more powerful storytelling, Karla Grant Presents showcases a curated selection of documentaries and films, each introduced by Karla, who offers her personal insights and thoughtful context to deepen your viewing experience. If you loved this chat with Karla we think you'll love Jess's conversation with Leah Purcell here If you love what we do, why not follow the show, and rate and review on Apple or Spotify CREDITS:Host: Jessica RoweGuest: Karla Grant Executive Producer: Nic McClureAudio Producer: Nat Marshall Digital Content Producer: Zoe Panaretos The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show acknowledges the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples here today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thousands have marched in the Brazilian city of Belem to call for climate justice and land rights at COP30.
The European Space Agency has set up a new deep space antenna in the New Norcia region near Perth in Western Australia.
This week a treaty between Victoria and the state's First Nations people became law. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria co-chairs Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg signed the treaty at a formal ceremony at Government House on Thursday morning. Kerri-Lee Barry from SBS' NITV Radio has spoken with UNSW Law & Justice Associate Professor, Dr Harry Hobbs, about the historic agreement.
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Hunter Page-Lochard stars alongside Tasma Walton in the brand new SBS and NITV original series Reckless, a darkly funny, high-stakes drama where guilt, family and dysfunction collide in the coastal town of Fremantle.
The Albanese government has announced the launch of a program called Thriving Kids to commence from July 2026, which would aim to divert children with lower support needs off the NDIS
Australia's race discrimination commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman says Australia needs a national inquiry into racism in workplaces.
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Actor and author Tasma Walton was enjoying her big break on TV show Blue Heelers in the 1990s in Melbourne when a transformative visit from her grandmother launched her in a new direction.Boonwurrung/Bunurong woman, Tasma grew up in windy Geraldton, in Western Australia in the 1970s, hearing stories from her grandmother about baby whales and women who lived in kelp forests. These stories always featured a bay and very cold water — neither of which were in Geraldton.Many years later, while Tasma was filming Blue Heelers and living in St Kilda in Melbourne, her grandmother came to stay, and the stories she had told Tasma over and over again started to make sense.Except for one tale that had been sanitised for children's ears — a supposed love story between Tasma's great-great-great grandmother, Nannertgarrook, and a sealer man.As an adult, Tasma heard her calling and started to research the truth of what had happened to Nannertgarrook, generations ago.Further informationIf you need help, you can call the National domestic family and sexual violence counselling service on 1800-RESPECT — 1800 737 732.I Am Nannertgarrook is published by Simon & Schuster Bundyi.Tasma was named joint winner, with Robbie Arnott, of the $100,000 ARA Historical Novel Prize for 2025.Watch Reckless on SBS from Wednesday 12 November on SBS, NITV, and SBS ON DEMAND.This episode of Conversations was produced by Alice Moldovan. The Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.This episode explores heritage, ancestral legacy, inherited trauma, intergenerational trauma, DV, family violence, method acting, mob, Indigenous, First Nations, Aboriginal, slavery, blak, blak mothers, reconnecting with culture, bunurong strong, Nerrm, Narrm, Wilsons Prom, Wilsons Promontory, mermaids, dolphins, asthma, asthma attacks, medea, monologue, auditions, acting auditions, SBS, reckless, St Kilda, Blue Heelers, Luna Park.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.
NITV Radio brings stories from across the country sharing whats happening in communities with host, Lowanna Grant.
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INdigenous Marathon Project take 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the United States to run the New York Marathon
Optus executives and senior government officials have come under for delays in passing on critical information about a fatality linked to a triple-zero outage during a parliamentary inquiry.
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Western Australia's current governor Chris Dawson has apologised for a massacre of First Nations people perpetrated by the state's first governor almost 200 years ago.
Anangu Traditional Owners celebrated 40 years since the historic handback of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has attended a landmark event at Uluru to mark 40 years since the sacred site's handback to the local Anangu people.
The Art Gallery of South Australia is happy to be celebrating 10 years of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art festival Tarnanthi.
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