Ella Archibald-Binge

Ella Archibald-Binge is a Kamilaroi woman and the Indigenous Affairs reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.

South Sea Islander women planting sugar cane by hand at Bingera, Queensland, about 1897.

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Racism

'They ruled our lives': What impact has slavery had in Australia?

Many Australians might think that slavery never reached our shores but the history books tell a different story. So what did slavery look like in Australia?

5 years ago
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Aboriginal soldier Noel Pope says he was treated as an equal for the first time in his life when he joined the army in 1970.

Indigenous

Reliving History: An Aboriginal soldier's secret Vietnam mission

In this episode, we speak to an Aboriginal soldier about how the army helped him find his place in the era of racial segregation.

December 8, 2020
Ella Archibald-Binge

Mervyn Bishop was the first Aboriginal press photographer in Australia.

Indigenous

Reliving History: The man behind one of Australia's most iconic photos

In this episode, we meet the boy from outback NSW who went on to capture key moments in Australian history as one of the nation's most prolific photographers.

December 1, 2020
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Nathan Martin, Rachael Hocking, Meyne Wyatt, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts and Amelia Telford.

Good Weekend

Power generation: emerging Indigenous leaders on overcoming adversity – and their next steps

Who are the Indigenous leaders of tomorrow? Five young people making their mark in various fields talk about their work – and the future they envisage.

November 27, 2020
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Richard Frankland was 25 when he joined the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody as a field officer.

Indigenous

Reliving History: Richard Frankland on the job that changed his life

This episode revisits a landmark inquiry into Aboriginal deaths in custody, through the eyes of the man who had the grim task of investigating the deaths.

November 24, 2020
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Stolen Generations survivor Elly Chatfield has spent decades trying to track down her family.

Indigenous

Reliving History: A stolen child, an apology and a Hollywood director

In this episode, we hear a stolen generations survivor's remarkable story of loss, discovery and how she formed an unlikely bond with a Hollywood director.

November 17, 2020
Ella Archibald-Binge

The Barambah Aboriginal Settlement was decimated by a Spanish influenza outbreak in 1919.

Indigenous

Reliving History: The disaster that Australia forgot

In this episode of Reliving History, we go back to 1919, when a small Aboriginal community was hit by a disaster unlike any other in the nation's history.

November 10, 2020
Ella Archibald-Binge

Richard Weston has been appointed NSW deputy children's guardian as part of several child protection reforms to improve oversight and accountability within the sector.

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Indigenous

'The stolen generations era ended, but not the removal of kids': new role to protect Indigenous children

Indigenous children make up around 40 per cent of all children in NSW state care. The new Aboriginal children's guardian is determined to curb those figures.