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Respecting the environment and listening to Indigenous wisdom

Wendy Williams, Monday, 11th July 2022 - Could our past save our futures? Sandrine Charruyer and Sophie Lepowic talk to Wendy Williams about their documentary, Inferno Without Borders, and the growing need to recognise the value of Aboriginal fire and landscape management practices.

New dementia documentary sheds light on the need for more community awareness

Samantha Freestone, Friday, 24th June 2022 - A shared love for art dovetails with a moving documentary about dementia awareness, written, directed and produced by journalist, film maker and educator Renee Brack.

Rebels with room to read

Jonathan Alley, Wednesday, 18th May 2022 - Room to Read works to increase literacy in young women globally. Its latest project, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers, is a collaboration with publisher Rebel Girls. Jonathan Alley spoke to Room to Read CEO Dr Geet

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What makes a podcast great? Part two

Mike Davis, Wednesday, 13th April 2022 - Mike Davis from Humans of Purpose writes that a success mindset, planning and listening to feedback is vital for a successful podcast.

Backing kids in life’s lottery: Behind the scenes of the Paul Ramsay Foundation’s new podcast

Kate Harrison Brennan, Thursday, 7th April 2022 - The Paul Ramsay Foundation and Impact Studios have created Life’s Lottery: Backing Kids, a podcast on how Australian society values its relationship with children.

First We Eat: Putting food sovereignty to the test

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 10th March 2022 - What happens when an ordinary family, living just south of the Arctic Circle, decides to live entirely locally for one year? Wendy Williams speaks to filmmaker Suzanne Crocker to find out.

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What makes a podcast great? Part one

Mike Davis, Wednesday, 9th March 2022 - Humans of Purpose host Mike Davis shares the two most important things he’s learned about making a great podcast.

Films to help us to envision a better world

Contributor, Thursday, 17th February 2022 - In an era of accelerating change and unprecedented disruption, the Transitions Film Festival celebrates the things we love and inspires us to fight for the future we want.

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Seeking asylum: ‘I don’t believe you can lock up someone’s brain’

Contributor, Tuesday, 30th November 2021 - A new book from Black Inc. in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Seeking Asylum: Our Stories, captures the stories of those who have lived experience of seeking asylum. In this extract, Betelhem shares her story of how she came to be

Doco of the month

Doco of the Month: Incarceration Nation

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 24th November 2021 - Those behind Incarceration Nation believe it’s time to put our nation’s justice system on trial. Director Dean Gibson and producer Helen Morrison talk to Wendy Williams about why it’s a story that needs to be told.

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