NITV Radio - Full 2/05/2025

ELECTION25 REMOTE VOTING

People queue outside the remote polling station in Pirlangimpi, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AAP Image/Aaron Bunch) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / AARON BUNCH/AAPIMAGE

Amidst the federal election discussions of policies and promises some experts and advocates are saying what is “absent” from the campaign trail is First Nations affairs.


Phoebe McIlwraith for SBS News and Josh Van Staden for NITV brings the story. During the 2025 election campaign Dr Bartholomew Stanford says "It’s been completely absent from any of the campaigning from both sides of the major parties" in regards to First Nations policies and announcements.

NITV Radio's Lowanna Grant has a conversation with Zipporah Anu a proud young creative whose journey in the performing arts has already seen her grace some of Australia’s biggest stages, from the MCG at the AFL Grand Final to powerful theatre productions like Warangesda and Bangarra’s HORIZON.

With a growing resume that includes choreography, acting, singing and even radio hosting – Zippy is a powerhouse in her own right.

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