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ABC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
ABC showcases premium screen content for NAIDOC Week
Celebrate National NAIDOC Week from July 6-13 with the ABC's extensive catalogue of premium First Nations screen content. ABC iview features a world-class slate of First Nations storytelling, showcasing screen excellence across scripted, documentaries, children's programs, and entertainment. The collection includes the award-winning drama series Total Control (four AACTAs, one Logie), Mystery Road (two Logies, six AACTAs), Mystery Road: Origin (seven AACTA Awards), Redfern Now (three Logies, four AACTAs), plus outstanding documentaries such as Freeman (Australian Directors Guild Award), The Dark Emu Story (Walkley, AACTA), The Australian Dream (AACTA, Melbourne International Film Festival Award), and Harley & Katya (International Emmy). Stunning three-part documentary The Kimberley, presented by Mark Coles-Smith which premiered in May is also now on ABC iview. Exploring the region's deep cultural heritage, environmental challenges, and future potential, the series offers incredible visuals and a powerful perspective on one of Australia's most remote landscapes. That Blackfella Show will premiere on Saturday night at 7.30pm. The variety special in front of a studio audience will be hosted by Ernie Dingo, ABC News Breakfast 's Bridget Brennan, and Isaac Compton. Guests include Steph Tisdell, Dane Simpson, Kevin Kropinyeri, Jimmy Barnes, Abbie Chatfield, Outback Tom and Barkaa with musical performances by award-winning duo Electric Fields, Maningrida's all-female rock group The Ripple Effect Band, and ARIA-nominated singer-songwriter Miss Kaninna. The Namatjira Project also airs this weekend, and the film Spear on July 13. On Friday July 11, Gardening Australia will present a special NAIDOC Week episode, celebrating Indigenous knowledge and connection to Country. In a deeply personal episode of Compass , Stan Grant welcomes the program to his property on Wiradjuri land in the Snowy Mountains to reflect on his faith, his family and the importance of Truth Telling in today's Australia. Compass: On Country with Indira Naidoo is available now on ABC iview. Other key titles on ABC iview include: Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra , My Name is Gulpilil , In My Blood It Runs , First Weapons , Ablaze , The Tracker , Charlie's Country , Ten Canoes , Black Comedy , Ningaloo Nyinggulu , The Last Daughter , and Goldstone . Plus Eumeralla, a War Requiem for Peace. ABC Family + Kids continues to offer engaging First Nations programming including Little J and Big Cuz (with Indigenous Languages), Yarrabil: First Nations Songs , Piki Lullaby , Ninganah Lullaby , and Play School: Yarning and Dreaming . ABC Director Screen, Jennifer Collins said: 'The ABC is so proud to celebrate this wonderful collection of quality productions and showcase powerful and compelling storytelling that connects audiences to First Nations culture.' Media contact Nikki Tugwell, ABC Communications
The Guardian
25-06-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
‘Everyone was completely caught off guard': FBi Radio's future unclear as station launches emergency fundraising campaign
In February the Sydney community radio station FBi sent out an email to its entire volunteer base, and its few staff members, to attend an emergency meeting at the station that evening. At the meeting, 10 permanent staff – roughly half of FBi's employees – announced that their jobs had been cut, due to the organisation being in extreme financial distress. 'This meeting was very chaotic, they were all crying, talking about how they needed to cut their jobs because most of the money [was] going towards salaries and we couldn't sustain that,' says Bec Cushway, the executive producer of FBi's Walkley-nominated news and current affairs program Backchat. 'Everyone was completely caught off guard by this, no one knew there were any money issues going on.' FBi Radio is regarded by the industry as a cornerstone of the Australian music scene. Based in Redfern since 2003, it has championed some of the country's most successful musicians, from Flume to the Presets, Montaigne and Julia Jacklin. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning The community station has prided itself on broadcasting 50% Australian music – half of that from Sydney – reflecting its roots as an independent and not-for-profit organisation, run largely by passionate volunteers. At the emergency meeting on 19 February, according to Cushway, staff explained that the station would need to 'raise $1m to survive, and $2m to thrive' – ideally by July. While many of his friends and colleagues were departing the station, the former FBi radio presenter Tyson Koh was asked to join the board. By April Koh had been made managing director. 'We would always love to have a million dollars,' Koh says. 'Certainly, if we had a couple million dollars we would thrive, but that was true five, 10, even 20 years ago.' On 17 June, FBi held a town hall to outline its situation to the broader arts and cultural sector. Koh's presentation laid out operating costs – $1m a year – and the breakdown of the existing revenue stream; 47% sponsorship, 41.2% membership and 11.8% philanthropy. FBi's immediate plan is to increase philanthropy and seek government funding, a process that Koh says is under way. Long term, however, FBi wants to return to a place where it can meet its revenue needs through sponsorship and membership alone. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion 'I see the role of benefactors and government support as being ways in which the station can build upon what we already do rather than just keep the lights on,' Koh says. 'I really think it is up to our sponsors and our listeners to keep the station going.' In the short term, Koh says he believes philanthropists and the government could play a role in helping the station to nurture developing musicians and journalists, and grow special programs such as Backchat, FBi's storytelling program All the Best and its nationally syndicated program Race Matters. Cushway says FBi's volunteers should be given some of the reins for fundraising, as many have been expressing their desire to hold events in support of the station. 'I think FBi was founded on a 'move fast break things' kind of mindset and I think that is what we need to remember,' Cushway says. 'I think we're a bit tied up in this consistent messaging and trying to seem like a professional business, which is important, but also I think we've forgotten that people power does make a difference.' An invite-only donor benefit will be held on Thursday 26 June to engage past supporters and volunteers, many of whom have gone on to reach impressive heights in their careers, and hopefully reignite their relationship with the station, Koh says. 'We can't expect people to just turn up and open their wallets,' he says. 'We have a responsibility to tell our story, to let people know what we do and prove our value in Sydney and broader New South Wales.'
SBS Australia
17-06-2025
- Health
- SBS Australia
The pioneering nurse behind one of our longest running medical services
Dulcie Flower's work in healthcare stretches back decades, when she established one of the longest-running Aboriginal healthcare centres in the country. In a reflective interview on Living Black with Karla Grant, the veteran nurse, activist and 2024 NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award winner reflected on her decades of advocacy - from the referendum campaign to helping establish the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern. A proud Meriam woman, Flower was the first Torres Strait Islander to receive the national honour. Dulcie Flower - Helping Our People 'I think it was the biggest compliment I've ever been [given],' she said. In the 1960s, Flower worked closely with leaders like Faith Bandler, Pastor Doug Nicholls and Joe McGinness as part of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI). Their campaigning helped deliver the 1967 referendum — a landmark moment that saw over 90% of Australians vote to remove two discriminatory clauses from the Constitution. 'It meant that women could have child endowment, there could be a pension given to widows. It meant people could bank money,' she said. 'They could not control their own money. They could not leave wills. They were considered, uh, not having the capacity to make wills. So all this sort of restrictive legislation had to be done away with. And it was.' But despite that victory, she says the same systemic injustices remain today. 'We were working hard to ensure that their health was looked over,' she said. 'But they were being sent back into the same environment, which had not changed.' She described a system still failing to meet the needs of First Nations people - fragmented, underfunded, and not up to scratch. 'It's still piecemeal. It's a bit here and a bit there,' she said. Flower was also a founding member of the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern, alongside Mum Shirl, Gordon Briscoe and others. The clinic opened in the evenings, and she recalled those early nights when no one came. 'They'd poke their heads in the door, and we explained what we... Mum Shirl rounded up some people, mainly family... gradually people came. We had families and uh, and so on it went.' The service became a culturally safe haven — especially for people who had been rejected or mistreated elsewhere, including members of the queer community. 'I'll never forget the first lot of young men who decided they were going to change over to being female,' she said. 'There was nowhere else for them to go... but they were very welcome. They were made to be part of the family... Nobody judged them there. And they'd come and be treated in exactly the same way as other people.' She also played a key role in mentoring and training Aboriginal nurses and health workers, helping to build an Indigenous health workforce where none had existed. Now in her 80s, Auntie Dulcie says the future is still full of possibility — if the work continues. 'We're in a time of change,' she said. 'We'll lose a few battles, but we'll win too.' Living Black airs Mondays at 8.30pm on NITV, replays on Tuesday 10.35pm on SBS and is available on SBS On Demand. Interviews and feature reports from NITV. A mob-made podcast about all things Blak life. The Point: Referendum Road Trip Live weekly on Tuesday at 7.30pm Join Narelda Jacobs and John Paul Janke to get unique Indigenous perspectives and cutting-edge analysis on the road to the referendum. Watch now
News.com.au
16-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
$500m feeding frenzy as empire implodes
The $500m collapse of a hospitality giant is set to spark a feeding frenzy among Australia's richest pub barons. The collapse of Jon Adgemis' Public Hospitality Group (PHG), has happened slowly, then suddenly with the former KPMG partner now facing the break up of his beloved empire. The Sunday Telegraph reports PHG has a whopping $500m in debts. A Notice of Application for Winding up Order has been lodged with ASIC. Adgemis' empire included 20 pubs, with the opportunity for some savvy buyers to 'pick them up on the cheap'. The pubs and other ventures in that empire that have been put up for sale include boutique hotel Oxford House in Sydney's Paddington, The Norfolk in Redfern, Camelia Grove Hotel in Alexandria, Darlinghurst's Exchange Hotel, The Strand Hotel in the CBD, The Oxford Tavern in Petersham, the Exhange Hotel in Balmain and the Melbourne's Clifton Hotel and St George. According to reports, staff are still owed $6.7m that needs to be paid by July 31. And jobs could be at risk, depending on how the hospitality venues are carved up and sold. Some of these venues have already been snapped up by hospitality giants such as the Solotel Group, run by industry veteran Bruce Solomon, whose other venues include the Clock Hotel in Surry Hills and the Golden Sheaf in Double Bay. Given the huge interest from cashed up pub barons in adding to their asset base, the sell-off of PHG, could see Aussie pub barons enter another scrap. That could lead to a showdown of sorts between the likes of pub tsars Arthur Laundy and Justin Hemmes over the ruins of Adgemis' empire. Scott Didier, Group CEO of construction firm Johns Lyng Group, could be another interested party after he recently expanding his empire with the $140m headline grabbing buy of the Beach Hotel in Byron Bay. It was the second highest price ever paid for an Aussie pub, behind The Crossroads Hotel in Casula in Sydney's southwest which changed hands for $160m in 2022. The Crossroads was purchased by former Sydney Lord Mayor and philanthropist Nelson Meers, could he also been interested in an offload from PHG? One of the more interesting assets in PHG's empire is the old Town Hall hotel in Balmain, which was an inner-city icon before being turned into a gym and is now looking for a new existence. Adgemis is not alone, with some experts are warning the increasing cost of doing business is driving more publicans and owners to call time on their venues. Adgemis was also working on big build projects including 19-room boutique hotel the Flinders in Darlinghurst, and one on the site of the former Noah's Bondi backpackers on Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach. That was bought for $68m by Adgemis in 2022 and is now looks likely to be sold off to creditors. Adgemis has also had to move out of the waterside Bang & Olufsen House, a $130m+ mansion in Australia's most expensive suburb – Point Piper. It was so named because Elton John thought it looked like a stereo when he spotted it while sailing on Sydney Harbour and considered buying it as an Aussie pad.
Perth Now
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Man attempts a day out in Perth with a $50 budget
Perth locals and visitors alike will announce that we are an expensive city — especially during a cost-of-living crisis. However, British content creator George Redfern has put together a video on 'how to' enjoy Perth with only $50 for a full day of eating, activities and getting around. In the video, Redfern explores the city on a Sunday where, with a valid SmartRider, travel on trains, buses and ferries is currently free. He headed to Kings Park, commenting on the views and lush fauna, then made his way to the CBD to popular local toasted sandwich shop Toastface Grillah, spending $10 for his coffee and snack. George Refern Credit: YouTube Redfern then travelled to Herrison Island to see the kangaroos. His activities took him for a hit at the Wembley Golf Course driving range ($13) and then a takeaway alcoholic drink on Cottesloe beach ($5) — with the creator failing to realise drinking alcohol in public places is illegal in Western Australia and can attract up to a $2,000 fine. That could have put a serious dent in his budget. He finished the day in Subiaco, where he ate a plate of fish and chips for dinner. He added that he was surprised by the $18 price tag and the crispness of the chips, something he had not experienced in his native UK. He added a can of soft drink for $3. His total for the day was $49. Whether the creator has shown the best sides of Perth on a budget, or is just after hits and subscribers, is up to locals to decide. George Redfern has nearly five thousand YouTube subscribers and a moderate following on social media with his videos focusing on travelling on a budget — often staying at accommodation on the lower end of the market. After landing in Perth, Redfern put his content creation skills to good use showcasing his take on things sandgropers take for granted.
