Kids, Culture, Community – SNAICC Yarns

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Kids, Culture, Community – SNAICC Yarns is the official podcast from SNAICC – National Voice for our Children dedicated to amplifying the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities.

Produced by Australia’s national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, the Kids, Culture, Community podcast fills a vital gap in the podcast landscape. With a strong focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led solutions, each episode explores real issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families across the country—featuring expert insights, lived experience and cultural knowledge from voices of community.

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Episodes

Bonus Episode: Otis Hope Carey on National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day 2025

In this bonus episode of Kids, Culture, Community – SNAICC Yarns, we’re on Gumbaynggirr Country at Kulai Preschool to celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day. We're joined by Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung man Otis Hope Carey, acclaimed artist, former pro surfer, proud father of three, and this year’s Children’s Day Ambassador. Otis reflects on what it means to return to Kulai Preschool, where his early learning began and where his mum, Aunty Julie Carey, has led as ...

Aug 04, 2025•14 min

Episode 3: Art in identity and healing: Designing for children, family and mob with Tovani Cox

In this episode of Kids, Culture, Community – SNAICC Yarns, proud Bunuba, Gija, Karajarri, Yawuru and Miriwoong woman Tovani Cox, Graphic Artist at SNAICC, joins host Michael Lynch on Wurundjeri Country in Narrm for a yarn about creating art and design for children, families and communities, and how art has a part to play in healing and therapy. Tovani reflects on growing up on Yawuru Country in Broome and the Kimberley, where Country, colour and family shaped who she is today and her art; growi...

Jul 15, 2025•29 min

Bonus Episode: NAIDOC Week 2025 & a next generation of strong young voices

In our NAIDOC Week 2025 bonus episode, proud Meuram man Joel Matysek, SNAICC Youth Voice Lead, sits down with host Mandy Taylor to yarn about how SNAICC is creating space for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to share their ideas and shape the decisions, policies and programs that affect their lives, now and in the future. As we celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025 and this year’s theme The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy , Joel tunes into the conversation from Gimuy Walub...

Jul 08, 2025•19 min

Episode 2: Our deadly workforce and the strength of culturally safe early childhood education

In this episode of Kids, Culture, Community – SNAICC Yarns , proud Noongar woman and SNAICC National Workforce Advisor, Miranda Edwards , sits down with this episode's host Michael Lynch on Wurundjeri Country in Narrm for a yarn about the strength of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood education and care workforce. Miranda reflects on her journey from secondary school teacher to the leader of one of the most respected Aboriginal-led early childhood centres, Lulla's Children...

Jun 15, 2025•36 min

Episode 1: Post-election priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

In this post-election episode of Kids, Culture, Community – SNAICC Yarns, Mandy Taylor has an in-person conversation with SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle on the lands of the Wurundjeri people in Narrm. Against the backdrop of the federal election, Mandy and Catherine share candid insights about the emotional toll of the federal election period and the unexpected optimism that has emerged from election night. Together, they discuss the implications of the re-elected Labor Government's commitments to ...

May 15, 2025•28 min

Episode 0: Why closing the gap starts with our children

In the inaugural episode of Kids, Culture, Community – SNAICC Yarns , Catherine Liddle, CEO of SNAICC, sits down with Mandy Taylor, Executive Director, to discuss the work SNAICC is doing to advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities. They speak on the organisation's history and its focus on policy, service delivery and programs that empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities. With the Federal Election 2025 just around t...

Apr 16, 2025•35 min

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