Speaking Out programs, 2007

• Dr Bill Glasson & Aden Ridgeway (8 July)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to Dr Bill Glasson from the Northern Territory Indigenous Taskforce group and to national NAIDOC chairman, Aden Ridgeway. Audio on demand available
• Indigenous Emergency (1 July)
  This week Speaking Out continues its focus on the Federal Government's plan to adress the abuse of children in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. Audio on demand available
• Indigenous Emergency (24 June)
  This week Speaking Out looks at the Federal Government's plan to adress the abuse of children in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. Audio on demand available
• Odette Best (17 June)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to Brisbane writer and director Odette Best about her first film, My Country. Audio on demand available
• Anita Heiss Uncut (10 June)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante reveals a section of her interview with Aboriginal author, Anita Heiss which wasn't aired in the original broadcast in February.
• Mabo Anniversary (3 June)
  This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the historic Mabo decision which paved the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to gain native title over their traditional lands. Karen Dorante speaks to the Gunditjmara native title claimants in Victoria who waited 11 years to reach their goal.
• Then & Now - 1967 Referendum (27 May)
  This Sunday marks 40 years since the 1967 referendum. Speaking Out talks to one of the '67 campaigners, Faith Bandler and to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Human Rights Commissioner, Tom Calma.
• Justine Saunders Tribute (20 May)
  This week Karen Dorante talks to television producer, Pauline Clague about actor, Justine Saunders. Plus Speaking Out looks at why Australians are being asked to wear the native hibiscus.
• Hopevale welfare agreement & Search for Heroes (13 May)
  This week Karen Dorante looks at the Hopevale welfare agreement and speaks to the academic searching for unsung Indigenous heroes.
• Privatising Palm Island (Part Two) (6 May)
  Can Palm Island residents live the Australian dream? In part two of Privatising Palm Island we find out what locals are saying about privatising communal land and home ownership. Transcript available
• Privatising Palm Island (Part One) (29 April)
  It's a tropical paradise worth many millions on the open market. The debate is intense about how Indigenous people will fare when new laws allowing privatisation of land open up a different world. Ian Townsend reports. Transcript available
• New Council for Torres Strait & Protecting Indigenous Art (22 April)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante looks at the changes to local government in Queensland and its impact on the Torres Strait region. She also talks to Dr Peter Toyne, director of Idente-Art which has come up with a new system to protect Indigenous art.
• Herb Patten Encore (15 April)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to Koori elder and gumleaf player, Uncle Herb Patten.
• Richard Frankland & Great Keppel Island land hand back (8 April)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to author Richard Frankland and looks at the handback of land to the traditional owners of Great Keppel Island in Queensland.
• Jenny Macklin & Knockout Carnival (1 April)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to Labor's shadow minister for Indigenous Affairs & Reconciliation, Jenny Macklin about the ALP's Indigenous Affairs policy shift. Also will the annual New South Wales rugby league Knockout carnival be held in Lismore?
• Herb Patten (25 March)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to Koori elder and gumleaf player, Uncle Herb Patten.
• Indigenous Violence (18 March)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to Melbourne academic, Kyllie Cripps about Indigenous violence.
• Louis Nowra & Sam Watson (11 March)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to playwrights, Louis Nowra and Sam Watson.
• Sam Watson & Pat Turner (4 March)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to activist and writer Sam Watson about his first play which opens this month in Brisbane. We also meet Pat Turner, head of Australia's newest broadcaster, NITV.
• Jimmy Little, Matt Rigney & Cape Barren Island Boat (25 February)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to Jimmy Little about turning 70. Matt Rigney from the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations talks about the Prime Minister's $10 billion water package and we catch up with the Cape Barren Island boat builders.
• Anita Heiss (18 February)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks to Aboriginal author, Anita Heiss talks about her first commerical novel which explores love and relationships.
• Kese Solwater & Marjorie Woodrow (11 February)
  This week on Speaking Out Karen Dorante talks Aboriginal elder, Marjorie Woodrow and the creators of "Kese Solwater", a show that captures the day-to-day experiences of the children of the Torres Strait. (This program first broadcast on 11th June, 2006)
• The Long Journey of Billy Jagar's King Plate (Part Two) (4 February)
  This week Speaking Out continues the story of Billy Jagar, an Yirriganydji man in Far North Queensland who was bestowed a King Plate in 1896. (This program first broadcast 25 June 2006)
• The Long Journey of Bill Jagar's King Plate (Part One) (28 January)
  This week Speaking Out presents the first of a two-part documentary about Bill Jagar, an Yirriganydji man in Far North Queensland who was bestowed a King Plate in 1896. (This program was first broadcast on 18 June 2006)

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