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Sarah Gaidan, Badu Art Centre Artist, talking about Torres Strait Islander designs at Country to Couture’s 11th showcase of First Nations Fashion. Country to Couture (C2C) kicked off its first-ever two-night runway on Larrakia Country, with designs straight from the Torres Strait Island’s Badu Art Centre strutting the runway. Marking a major milestone in C2C’s 11-year journey from a small showcase at the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair – to the nation’s leading platform for Indigenous fashion. As Badu Art Centres first foray onto the C2C runway, they bring size inclusive, easy to wear linen garments that feature beautiful prints designed by artists & community members, telling stories from their island. Country to Couture is presented by Indigenous Fashion Projects (IFP), a program of Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) Foundation. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: www.baduartcentre.com.au/ )www.ifp.org.au/country-to-couture-2026-lineup…/Professor Nareen Young, UTS: University of Technology Sydney Director of the UTS Centre for Indigenous People and Work, talking about Rising Indigenous employment figures welcome, but don’t capture today’s reality. A headline increase in employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is welcome, but ageing and limited data fails to fully capture the reality of the present gap, according to the Centre for Indigenous People and Work (CIPW). The latest Closing the Gap employment data is based on the last census, carried out five years ago in 2021. It shows the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 25 to 64 in employment rose to 55.7% in 2021, up from 51% in 2016. The projection based on this trend puts Australia on track to reach the National Agreement on Closing the Gap goal of 62% by 2031. CIPW Director Professor Nareen Young said the improvement is welcome, but the data is dated.www.uts.edu.au/…/centre-for-indigenous-people…Peter Yagmoor, Queensland Parliament First Peoples Liaison Officer, talking about Junior Indigenous Youth Parliament heads to Thursday Island. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from schools across the Torres Strait and surrounding region will participate in the 2026 Junior Indigenous Youth Parliament on Thursday, 6 August 2026. Through interactive activities and hands-on learning, students will explore how Queensland Parliament works, how laws are made and how they can have a voice in our democracy. In the days leading up to the Youth Parliament, the Queensland Parliament’s Education team will deliver classroom visits across the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area, bringing Parliament directly to students at Tagai State College on Waiben (Thursday Island) and Horn Island (Ngurupai), Northern Peninsula Area State College in Injinoo and Bamaga, and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School on Thursday Island. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: Queensland Parliament)www.parliament.qld.gov.au/…/Junior-Indigenous…Elaine Jolliffe, First Nations Economics Partnerships & Public Relations Manager, talking about FNE, IBA Partner to Build Financial Foundations for First Nations Women. First Nations Economics (FNE) and Indigenous Business Australia partner to launch a new national Financial Foundations for Business Program to support First Nations women in building confidence in the business financial basics that underpin economic participation. Delivered through eight place-based workshops across Australia, the pilot will support up to 80 First Nations women to strengthen their practical understanding of the foundational finance concepts needed to participate in business with greater confidence, clarity and choice. Cairns 19th August, Tweed Heads 19th August, Canberra 26th August and Geelong 2nd September – Register Online Now! You can find out more via the link below!firstnationseconomics.com/fne-iba-partner-to…/Norman Eigl, World Record Breaker, talking about Norman Eigl successfully breaks the World Record for Burpee Broad Jump Marathon and completes an extended ultra distance burpee broad jump. Norman decided to extend his record breaking achievement by continuing on, to complete an ultra distance burpee broad jump of 45.3km in a newly record set time of 205 hours, 47 minutes, 47 seconds. The event was held in Cairns at Woree State High School, where Norman attended high school and primary school. Norman also raised money for ROSIES, a local homeless support charity in Cairns that prepares and serves food to those in need. Congratulations, Norman! You can find out more via the link below and follow Norman along on his insta @normaneigl!theaustralianbookofrecords.com.au/…/fastest…Have something happening in your community, and you want to talk about it, give us a call on 1800 422 416. Or Give us a text on 0457 140 550!We would also like to thank the Community Broadcasting Foundation and National Indigenous Australians Agency for their support here at BBM 98.7FM.Make sure to tune into National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service every Monday-Friday from 11am-12pm (QLD Time). … See MoreSee Less

Yoway whichway you mob 👋🏾👋🏻👋 hope you all enjoying your Saturday morning vibin’ to the deadly tunes we got for you here on BBM 98.7FM 😇😎 coming up at 10am we have Black Magic Woman with Mundanara Bayles and as you know It’s National Missing Persons Week, and this yarn is one of the most important I have had on Black Magic Woman.

This week she catches up with Ginny Jones and yarn about how Ginny Jones’ little brother Jai didn’t come home, her family knew something wasn’t right. What happened next, and how fast our mob mobilised when the systems that were meant to help stood still, became the reason The Disappeared Project exists today.The Disappeared Project is Australia’s first Aboriginal-led organisation walking beside families whose loved ones have been disappeared. They stand with families through police, media and community searches, they are building the first First Nations-led database of our disappeared people, and they are working to change the way our people are spoken about and searched for. It is work that should have existed decades ago, carried right now by volunteers.I sit down with co-founders Ginny Jones and Kevin Yow Yeh for a yarn about love, grief, and what our communities build when we refuse to let each other be forgotten.This is a heavy yarn, and an important one. Please look after yourself as you listen.If anything in this episode brings things up for you, please reach out. 13YARN 13 92 76 for First Nations peoples, and Lifeline 13 11 14.To learn more about The Disappeared Project, follow them on , and , or visit Patreon: Justice for MoniqueMonique Clubb, a proud Butchulla and Woppaburra woman, disappeared in June 2013 after travelling from Hervey Bay to Brisbane. Her family are petitioning the Queensland Minister for Police and the Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service to offer a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her remains. Sign and share the petition: Website: Follow us on Instagram – @blackmagicwomanpodcastIf you enjoyed this episode, please ‘Subscribe’ on Apple Podcasts or ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app and tell your friends and family about us! If you’d like to contact us, please email, Black Magic Woman is produced by BlakCast.See for privacy information. … See MoreSee Less