Nyungar writer Claire G. Coleman joins Daniel James on The Mission to explore what happens when stories are preserved, though not truly remembered.

Coleman reflects on who gets to tell the past, considering…

Daniel James talks to Professor Tony Birch, Aboriginal Australian author and activist, about how things are travelling in the year 2026, considering the state of play for First Nations people then and now.

Professor Tony Birch joins host of The Mission Daniel James for a wide ranging conversation. Tony talks about the political challenges facing Aboriginal people, the culture wars and aftermath of the Voice referendum.

Karina Lester, a Yankunytjatjara woman from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, is an ICAN Australia Ambassador, and a second-generation survivor of the British nuclear tests at Emu Field in South Australia. She…

Uncle Andrew Gardiner and Dale Wandin from Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung speak to Charles Pakana about the Traditional Owner group's entry onto the Treaty Authority's register.

Meriki Onus, Gunnai and Gunditjmara activist and newly elected Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, joins Daniel James on The Mission to discuss stepping into leadership during a pivotal moment for…

Travis Lovett is a proud Kerrupmara/Gunditjmara man and Traditional Owner and the former Deputy Chair and Commissioner of the Yoorrook Justice Commission and the Executive Director of the University of Melbourne’s Centre for…

Mirning and Kokatha man and Guardian Australia's Indigenous affairs reporter, Douglas Smith joins host of The Mission Daniel James to discuss the NT government’s decision to arm transit officers and its potential impact…

Renowned Arrernte and Kalkadoon filmmaker Rachel Perkins joins host of The Mission Daniel James to discuss reframing Australia’s history and combating false narratives through storytelling, drawing on her landmark works First Australians and…

Daniel James speaks with Meriki Onus, activist and candidate in the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria elections, about family, activism and the stakes of Treaty in Victoria.