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VAN Talks Podcast

VAN Talks Podcast

S05-E17: Gunditjmara Elder sets challenges to the Western Eurocentric bureaucracies

Jul 15, 2026 · 21 min · 8 segments

Send us Fan Mail Recently, having given a magnificent oration on SBS’s NITV, Uncle Richard Frankland goes even deeper into his five challenges for…

Send us Fan Mail Recently, having given a magnificent oration on SBS’s NITV, Uncle Richard Frankland goes even deeper into his five challenges for institutions, governments, and ourselves, as well as social engineering and the need to be free thinkers.

Send us Fan Mail Recently, having given a magnificent oration on SBS’s NITV, Uncle Richard Frankland goes even deeper into his five challenges for…

Speakers: Richard FranklandGuestCharles PakanaHost

Top entities: Richard Frankland×10 Australia×12 Australian War Memorial×5 Royal commission×2 National Indigenous Television×3

Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country0:05 – 0:32

Charles PakanaHost

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Welcome and thanks for tuning in to the Victorian Aboriginal News Van Talks podcast.

Charles PakanaHost

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I'm your host, Charles Parkiner.

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NarratorNarrator

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Victorian Aboriginal News acknowledges and pays respect to all traditional owners and custodians across Australia.

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We acknowledge the elders who have gone before, those who currently lead their communities and those who will follow in the years and generations to come.

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Richard FranklandPersonAustralian playwright and scriptwriter
97%10 mentions
AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
90%12 mentions
Australian War MemorialMuseumWar memorial in Campbell, Australia
83%5 mentions
Royal commissionEntity
77%2 mentions
National Indigenous TelevisionCompanyTelevision channel
70%3 mentions
Neo-NazismEntityPolitical ideology
63%1 mention
Stolen GenerationsEntity
57%2 mentions
Special Broadcasting ServiceCompanyTelevision broadcaster
50%1 mention
Patrick WolfePersonHistorian
43%1 mention
McDonald'sRestaurantFast food restaurant chain
37%1 mention
PemulwuyPersonWarrior
30%2 mentions
self-injuryEntityInjury
23%2 mentions
Michael MansellPersonActivist and lawyer
17%1 mention
McCarthyismEntityPhenomenon
10%1 mention
Aboriginal AustraliansEntityPeople
3%2 mentions

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Society
TraumaHealth > Mental Health
CultureSociety
PoliticsGovernment
First NationsSociety > Culture > Indigenous Issues
Transgenerational TraumaHealth > Mental Health > Trauma
Cultural RepresentationMedia > Storytelling
RecognitionGovernment > Politics > Indigenous Rights
StorytellingMedia
Frontier WarsHistory > Colonization
ColonizationHistory
Indigenous IssuesSociety > Culture
History
Health
Indigenous RightsGovernment > Politics
Government
Media
Cultural IdentitySociety > Culture > Indigenous Issues > First Nations
Cultural AuthorityGovernment > Politics > Indigenous Rights > Recognition
Cultural TraumaHealth > Mental Health > Trauma > Transgenerational Trauma
Cultural ErasureHistory > Colonization > Frontier Wars
Historical AcknowledgmentHistory > Colonization > Frontier Wars > Cultural Erasure
Indigenous VoicesMedia > Storytelling > Cultural Representation
AdvocacyMedia > Storytelling > Cultural Representation > Indigenous Voices

Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country0:05 – 0:32

Charles PakanaHost

0:05

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to the Victorian Aboriginal News Van Talks podcast.

Charles PakanaHost

0:10

I'm your host, Charles Parkiner.

N

NarratorNarrator

0:14

Victorian Aboriginal News acknowledges and pays respect to all traditional owners and custodians across Australia.

N

NarratorNarrator

0:23

We acknowledge the elders who have gone before, those who currently lead their communities and those who will follow in the years and generations to come.

N

NarratorNarrator

0:32

Music