Senator Lidia Thorpe on Closing the Gap and Lionel Austin on the Vaccine Rollout

Gunnai-Gunditjmara woman, and Senator representing the Australians Greens, Lidia Thorpe, talks about the realities of the most recent ‘Closing the Gap’ report, as well as her experience as a Senator in Canberra. Senator Thorpe also discusses the Victorian Government’s Twelve Apostles offshore drilling plans; and Lionel Austin, Manager of the Preventative Health Unit at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) provides an insight into the Covid-19 vaccine rollout for Aboriginal communities. For any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people wanting to get vaccinated through VAHS, call 03 9419 3000 to contact the Fitzroy clinic, and 03 8592 3902 to contact the Epping clinic. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission