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12 Aug 2024

Saturday 11th August, 2024: Dechlan Brennan, Journalist, NIT Closing the Gap Report

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Nevena and Macca talk to Dechlan Brennan, Journalist, from the National Indigenous Times, about closing the gap.

Victoria is removing more First Nations children from their families than any other state in the country, and at almost twice the national rate, according to new data from the Productivity Commission.

Nationally, the out-of-home care (OOHC) rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is 57.2 per 1,000. However, Indigenous children and young people in Victoria were removed and placed into care at a rate of 102.9 per 1,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children — 22.5 times the rate of non-Indigenous children and almost twice that of the national average for Indigenous children.

Out of the 25,916 First Nations children in Victoria, at least 2,668 have been removed form their families.

 

https://nit.com.au/01-08-2024/12834/Victoria-child-removals-creating-another-stolen-generation-Djirra

 

https://nit.com.au/31-07-2024/12820/more-than-1-in-10-aboriginal-children-in-victoria-have-been-removed-from-their-families-new-data-reveals

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20 Dec 2025

Sat, 20th Dec, 2025: Kent Burgess, Interim CEO – Thorne Harbour Health; Update from Thorne Harbour Health

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Macca and Zoe are joined live in the studio by Kent Burgess, Interim CEO - Thorne Harbour Health; Update from ...

20 Dec 2025

Sat, 20th Dec, 2025: Rex Patrick, “Transparency Warrior” & Former Federal Senator, High Court Fight on Political Donations

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Zoe and Macca are joined live on air by, Rex Patrick, "Transparency Warrior" & Former Federal Senator as they discuss ...

20 Dec 2025

Sat, 20th Dec, 2025: Christopher McDermott, Deputy Chair, Mental Health Victoria

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Zoe and Macca talk to Christopher McDermott, Deputy Chair, Mental Health Victoria. Christopher is a member of the Victorian Bar and ...