Past Programs
Multiculturalism and Ethnicity - 2008
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Staying with the Stories - Aboriginal Communities and the Churches in Central Australia
17/08/2008
Encounter visits Central Australia where many Indigenous communities have been affected by recent events including the Northern Territory intervention. Local Churches have stayed with the communities and found ways to engage with Aboriginal culture and its stories. Bill Bunbury reports from Alice Springs and surrounding country.
Speaking for Themselves: Multicultural Policing
15/06/2008
For Refugee Week, police in Canada, New Zealand and Australia tell of changing practice over recent years in their work with refugees, migrant groups and Indigenous communities. An Aboriginal Police Officer in Winnipeg talks about being a member of Canada's "stolen generations." At a meeting in Brisbane between the Sudanese community and police the conversation is about new ways of finding peace. In Melbourne, Victoria Police tell of their unique Multi Faith Council which talks with religious leaders across all groups.
