Michelle Evans, Director of the Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership, shares her remarkable journey from theatre director to business academic and reveals groundbreaking data on Australia's Indigenous business ecosystem....

When childhood friends Katie Kiss and Liza Fraser-Gooda-McGuire sit down to yarn, something magical happens. Their conversation weaves through shared memories of growing up Aboriginal in Rockhampton – the beef capital of Australia – where racis...

What happens when you discover your neurodivergence decades into adulthood? In this unfiltered, candid conversation, Narelle and Tess open up about receiving their diagnoses in their 40s—Narelle with ADHD and Tess with autism—and how this knowl...

(Part 2)Following our exploration of the origins of the word "woke", Narelle and Tess dissect Peter Dutton's recent comments about "the woke agenda" in schools and education and the continued confusion so many of us have about w...

In this episode we’re talking about the Sam Kerr racial harassment case with Eve Howell, the Chair of Ember Connect.Kerr was found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment in February, following an incident in January 2023. ...

We explore the persistent reality of the gender pay gap in Australia and globally, where women earn approximately 83 cents for every dollar earned by men. The national pay gap stands at 11.9% in Australia as of November 2024, resulting in women...

(Part I)You may have heard the word "woke" being thrown around quite heavily in the last couple of years, but do you know where it originated or what it actually means?Ironically, those who wield it as a weapon struggle t...

Associate Professor Sadie Heckenberg is a proud Wiradjuri woman, living and working on Nipaluna Country.Living with dyslexia, Sadie initially struggled in her studies. However, with support from her mum and her university lecturer, and w...

Welcome to Wildfire, a podcast brought to you by Ember Connect. Ember Connect is a free, digital platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and allies.In this episode we’re talking about January 26 with Jody Nunn, who is a...