Daniel is joined by Wurundjeri Elder Jacqui Wandin, who sheds light on the historical significance of Coranderrk Station. She highlights the leadership of Uncle William Barak and Uncle Simon Wonga in fostering the…
On this week’s episode of The Mission, Daniel sits down with Jill Gallagher, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO). They explore the VACCHO’s innovative yet historic health model…
Daniel James yarns with members of The Deans, a local soul band, then speaks to the Racial Profiling Data Monitoring Project's Professor Tamar Hopkins about ongoing racial profiling by Victoria Police.
A year on since the failed Voice to Parliament Referendum, Daniel James yarns with historian Clare Wright on the history of First Nations involvement in democracy and her new book Näku Dhäruk The…
Live from the RRR performance space discussing When Cops are Criminals, a new book (out now with Scrie) about the criminal behaviour of police officers, and a call for institutional reform. Host…
For the special 250th episode of The Mission, Daniel James speaks with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss on her work overseeing the Federal Government's compliance with the…
Daniel James speaks with Traditional Owner & Deputy Chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission Travis Lovett, regarding land, water, sky hearings and injustice.
Daniel yarns with Yuin man Dr Jack Pascoe, a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne focusing on environmental laws and consultation with First Peoples. Also via phone, Drew Paten, Marram Nganyin…
Daniel James is joined by Rachael Maza, Artistic Director of the Ilbijerri Theatre, talks about their upcoming Healing Stories Symposium being held in partnership with the University of Melbourne.
Yorta Yorta man and member of the Stolen Generation Ian Hamm joins host Daniel James to discuss the need for meaningful redress schemes that benefit members of the Stolen Generation (as outlined in…
Co-chair of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Ngarra Murray joins host of the mission Daniel James to talk about Treaty. Despite the lack of bipartisan support after the state opposition's backflip from…
Daniel James is joined by Yorta Yorta man Ian Hamm, who reflects on the failure of the Voice to Parliament referendum and what was a tumultuous year for First Nations communities.
A proud Cobble Cobble woman of the Barunggam Nation, Professor Megan Davis is an accomplished constitutional lawyer and human rights activist. She featured prominently as an advocate for The Voice to Parliament in…
Author and activist, Thomas Mayo, was one of the most prominent advocates for the Voice to Parliament at the October 14 referendum. He speaks with host of The Mission, Daniel James, on…
Professor Gary Foley joins Daniel James, host of The Mission, to talk about his life in activism and the origins of Blak/Palestinian solidarity, as well as America's influence on Australia.
Daniel chats with multi-talented, Yorta Yorta man and self-proclaimed 'Senator' Adam Briggs and the Co-Chair of the First Nations Assembly of Victoria, Gunditjmara man Rueben Berg. They tackle ongoing concerns and public opinion…
Wurundjeri woman and Yoorrook Justice Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter joins Daniel James of The Mission. The pair discuss the Commission's Report into the Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems and the urgent need…
Daniel James and Jacinta Parsons reunite for Radiothon 2023. They discuss all things Triple R, Radiothon, read out new subscriber names and talk about what it means to support The Mission through subscribing.
Daniel James speaks to Rueben Berg and Ngarra Murray, newly elected Co-Chairs of First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, about the Treaty and the Voice to Parliament.
Damian Bartholomew talks about concerns regarding the Queensland government's tough on crime laws and Health Ambassador for VAHS, Alan Brown, discusses the 50th anniversary of VAHS, from its humble beginnings in Gertrude Street…
Aunty Muriel Bamblett AO, a Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung woman, CEO of Victoria Aboriginal Child Care Agency and representative of Closing the Gap, discusses the Australian Government releasing its second Closing…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this episode contains the names of people who have died. Nerita Waight, CEO Of Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS), talks with Daniel about the…
Yorta-Yorta man and Chairperson of the First Nations Foundation, Ian Hamm, drops by the studio to talk about the year in review and the challenges 2023 may hold in raising awareness around Indigenous…
Meena Singh, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, joins Daniel to talk about her recent statement delivered to the Yoorrook Justice Commission. Their chat covers why government support for the field is…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this episode contains the names of people who have died. Former Chairperson of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee Glenda Chalker talks to Daniel…
Playwright and Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai woman Andrea James discusses her new project ‘Sunshine Supergirl’ at the MTC, and the process in getting it to the theatre stage. Then, speaker, MC and proud Tati Tati…
Bunurong-based artist and head of Kaptify Art, Adam Magennis discusses his early influences, his unique creative process, and the Queen Victoria Market’s recent decision to remove and ban “inauthentic” Indigenous Art from their…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this episode contains the names of people who have died. In this episode, Daniel reflects on the State funeral service held for Indigenous actor…
Newly-elected WA Senator and Yamatji-Noongar woman Dorinda Cox discusses what her experience of parliament has been like thus far and how we can put a stop to the alarming rates of violence against…
Daniel is joined by fellow Triple R presenter Vanessa Morris and also Eddie Cubillo, an Associate Dean of Indigenous Research from Melbourne University, and a proud Larrakia man. Together they discuss the recent…
