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VAN Talks Podcast

VAN Talks Podcast

By: Victorian Aboriginal News
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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.

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Episodes
  • S04-E22: Victorian Traditional Owners speak out on Victoria's critical minerals mining

    S04-E22: Victorian Traditional Owners speak out on Victoria's critical minerals mining
    Dec 9 2025

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    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 Traditional Owners across the state.

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    20 mins
  • S04-E21: The realities and implications of misinformation and disinformation

    S04-E21: The realities and implications of misinformation and disinformation
    Dec 3 2025

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    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 implications of this moving forward, with a focus also on its potential impact of the Victorian Treaty Process.
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    26 mins
  • S04-E20: Honest allyship with reconciliation groups in regional Victoria

    S04-E20: Honest allyship with reconciliation groups in regional Victoria
    Dec 1 2025

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    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 yarn with one of the group's co-conveners, Dierdre Robertson.
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    21 mins
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