Aboriginal leader Mark Yettica-Paulson joins Tim Costello and Mel Wade to talk about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ahead of the 2019 Federal Election. On the agenda: the Uluru Statement from the Heart; ‘makarrata’; reconciliation; war cries; treaty; January 26; the Christian history of mission and doctrine; justice; and hopes for moving forward together.
Show Notes
In this episode of The Good Vote, hosts Tim Costello and Mel Wade speak to Mark Yettica-Paulson about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Podcast guest:
Mark Yettica-Paulson is an Indigenous man from the south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales regions. He is the Workplace Relationships Manager at Australians Together and the Creator of Ngalpa Ngiya War Cry performed by AFL player Adam Goodes.
Mark founded the Yettica Group, a leadership consultancy, and is a former chief executive of the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre and was the joint campaign director of Recognise, working towards recognition of Australia's First peoples in the constitution.
What issues matter most to Australian Christians during an election? Hosts Tim Costello and Mel Wade talk to Australia's experts and leaders - including the ones that Christians don't usually get to hear from!
Episode guests:
Prof Ian Harper (Reserve Bank & Dean of Melbourne Business School, Melbourne University) - Economy;
John Anderson (Former Deputy PM & Nationals Leader) - Religious Freedom;
Natasha Stott Despoja (former senator & Ambassador for Women and Girls) - Women
Dr Tim Flannery (leading climate scientist & Australian of the Year winner) - Environment
Dr Susan Carland (author & Muslim spokesperson) - Islamophobia
Mark Yettica-Paulson (Aboriginal leader) - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
