

Speaking Out
ABC Australia
Politics, arts and culture from a range of Indigenous perspectives.
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Feb 1, 2026 • 54min
Isabella Higgins: "Rewriting Our Nations History"
In Conversation with award winning ABC journalist Isabella Higgins, we talk with her about her new role as host of ABC Radio National AM program.

Jan 23, 2026 • 54min
Facing Australia’s colonial history on the path to reconciliation
Truth-telling is not just changing what we know - it's changing who gets to know it, who gets to tell it, who gets believed when they speak.

Dec 12, 2025 • 54min
The 2025 Year In Review: Hard-won progress and ongoing challenges
Looking back on the past 12 months in Indigenous affairs with Lindon Coombes and Lorena Allam.

Dec 5, 2025 • 54min
Voices that First Nations young people can trust
Two of the biggest advocates for young people and children highlights issues, from Juvenile justice to childcare reform, what is working and what needs to change?

Nov 28, 2025 • 54min
Rewriting OUR history: Using film to expose our hidden histories
Bringing to light stories that have been in the background of our history books.

Nov 21, 2025 • 54min
Truth Telling in our sporting communities
Taking a look at the ABC doco End Game and how big organisations can support First Nations players and leaders, standing up against racism in sport.

Nov 14, 2025 • 54min
Gone But Not Forgotten: Still Seeking Justice
Larissa talks with journalist Lorena Allam and author Angie Faye Martin about the intersection between fact and fiction in Martin’s debut novel 'Melaleuca'.

Nov 7, 2025 • 54min
Honoring the Black Thinkers who shaped Chelsea Watego
Munanjahli and South Sea Islander woman, Professor Chelsea Watego, talks about her new book 'Black Thoughts Matter', and owning your own narrative as a First Nations academic.

Oct 31, 2025 • 54min
The Homecoming of 'kith and kin'
Archie Moore's award winning work 'kith and kin' comes home to Brisbane.Larissa speaks with journalist David Marr and Writer Cheryl Levy examining the impact of tracing his family history through archives and coronial records, and how that reflected kinship and connection.

Oct 24, 2025 • 54min
Djon Mundine: "A Mirror Of Possibility"
Artist, curator and storyteller Uncle Djon Mundine, a fierce custodian of truth talks about career using his work to form a bridge between contemporary art and traditional Aboriginal knowledge systems.


