Desperate Measures

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Season 1
The vault gets opened remotely and Rowan manages to escape; Simmons questions Varisha about Mal, but she pretends not to know anything; Rowan discovers where Patrick is hiding.
As Rowan organises the bank robbery with Patrick, Mal and Varisha, she gets interrupted by Detective Simmons who is looking for Finn.
With Finn kidnapped, Rowan hits upon a plan to rob the bank that let her go. Patrick agrees to help. As a tense Rowan prepares to act, she's met by Detective Simmons looking for info on Conor and Finn.
Torres Strait Islander people are well known for their seafaring heritage. We follow Uel Bani and speak with some young islanders who have taken on the maritime industry.
Len Colbungs family talk about the activism and strength that has been passed onto the family.
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Donald Thomson, an anthropologist came to Arnhem Land in 1935. In October 1936, Thomson was invited to go with Yolngu to Gatji, where clans gathered for ceremonies and trade.
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Bunna Lawrie, along with two of his brothers, started out as a cover band playing small towns & Aboriginal missions across Australia.
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Uncle Merv Johnson a Gooreng Gooreng man recalls his childhood growing up on the Baffle River in the camp living under "The Act", with the ever present threat of his family being moved to a mission.
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Gadrian Hoosan reflects on the issues raised in the landmark Borroloola documentary Two Laws (1981) with Elders Larry Hoosan and Jack Green.
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Milton takes us on the history of his island and the things that are important to him.
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Insight into well-known Indigenous photographer Barbara McGrady. Who is the lady behind the lens.
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Janet Cox recounts her memory of the day she took the desperate measure of sitting in front of 150 police to stop the company Woodside from going onto country to begin drilling near James Price Point.
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Opal stands for the One People Australian League, a political movement that was formed in 1961 in Queensland, which helped our indigenous people in need of housing, education and welfare assistance.
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Glen Ellis grew up in Mungindi been a farmer most his life; he's the manager of Glanville station providing training, cultural awareness and job opportunities to local youth in town.
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Kerry Reed-Gilbert a Wiradjuri woman takes us on a journey as she talks about her father Kevin's triumphs and struggles and the political views that helped to address Indigenous inequality.
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Elaine Terrick, tells the story of her ancestor, the sole survivor of what became known as the Butcher's Ridge Massacre in East Gippsland, Victoria.
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Interviewing the final surviving inhabitants of Malay Town, a shanty town located along the outskirts of Cairns during the late 30's and 40's.
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