Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs - Melbourne, VIC (part 2 of 2)
6 August 2026
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Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Australian Parliament
00:00 - 00:53
Speaker 2
The retention rate was pretty low. I don't know, I think definitely later in my career it was different and I don't know if I could comment on it in a way that is fair because of my position in the team, you know, I was a host on the desk. So I think people would have probably been quite reluctant to speak to me in a way that was racist or to be racist towards me. And I think every time I had to do something that required a lot of energy, emotional and otherwise, I felt well supported by the people around me and by my bosses. I really can't complain about that.
But I don't think that that's a fair representation of people's experience across the board. I think it was probably because I was one of the hosts.
00:53 - 01:35
Speaker 1
I think there is, before I go to JP, I think that there is, and just because of time I might get you to do this on notice. There would absolutely be examples out there of what it looks like to support First Nations journalists who are doing really tough jobs of reporting racism while being subjected to it. So I would really appreciate anything on notice that you can provide the committee in terms of what it looks like to support journalists in the sector when they're experiencing racism and harm. That would be really helpful if you can give that on notice. JP.
01:35 - 02:23
Speaker 3
I think the first thing is that we acknowledge the role that trauma plays for our First Nations staff. And they're often, as you said, reporting on trauma and difficult issues in their own communities. At SBS and NITV, we have a program of cultural engagement for supporting wellbeing. We have an elder-in-residence program, so our First Nations staff can talk to an indigenous elder to seek guidance, to check in, and also just I think be comfortable in their identity. We also work with the Center for Journalism and Trauma to ensure that our staff have access to psychologists as well as resources.
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