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This year, January 26 (also known as Invasion Day or Survival Day), is particularly significant - as well as being a day of mourning that marks disposession, colonisation, and genocide, 2022 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the lawns of what is now Old Parliament House, on the date that marked invasion in 1972. 

The ongiong Tent Embassy action was sparked by then-Australian Prime Minister, Billy McMahon, announcing on Invasion Day Eve that his government would not be recognising Aboriginal land rights, and would instead be establishing a system of fifty-year leases.

Today, Marisa hosts a special broadcast about Invasion Day, with a report of some of the events that happened over the country, interviewing two strong and powerful First Nations women:

First, Aunty Megan Krakouer (from the National Suicide Prevention & Trauma Recovery Project) comes on the show to discuss Invasion Day issues, including Aboriginal youth detention and deaths in custody. 

Later, Marisa speaks with Lea-Anne Carter from the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) about Invasion Day and her work on preventing Aboriginal deaths in custody. 

You can also listen to 3CR's annual Invasion Day special broadcast here.