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EQUALS: Reimagining Our Economy

EQUALS: Reimagining Our Economy

The Fight for First Nations Justice in Australia: how inequality and indigenous rights are intertwined

Jun 23, 2026 · 31m

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For many Indigenous communities, inequality is not simply about income or opportunity. It is about power, representation and land. In this episode, Nafkote Dabi and Max Lawson speak with Larissa Baldwin-Roberts, a Widjabul Wia-bal woman, climate justice advocate, and one of Australia's leading campaigners for First Nations rights. Drawing on her experience working across Indigenous justice, refugee rights, and climate advocacy, Larissa explores how structural racism continues to drive economic inequality for Indigenous peoples, not only in Australia but around the world. From the fight to reclaim January 26 as a day of truth-telling, to the growing influence of far-right politics, climate…