Subjects: Camp Sovereignty, truth telling.

BRIDGET BRENNAN, HOST: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been gathering at Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne after a violent attack sent shockwaves through the First Nations community. Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy has also paid a visit to the site, and she joins me now from Melbourne. A very good morning to you, Minister.

The Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver on its commitment to invest in remote communities, with the official opening of a new Utopia Art Centre in Central Australia.

The purpose-built centre in Arlparra, 250 kilometres north east of Alice Springs, supports artists across 16 remote Northern Territory homelands.

The Albanese Government supported the Urapuntja Aboriginal Corporation to establish the centre with a $2.06 million investment through the Aboriginal Benefit Account (ABA) Capital Works Program.

Thousands of Tasmanian women are already saving hundreds of dollars and gaining better access to essential care, thanks to the Albanese Government’s Women’s Health Package.

New figures released during Women’s Health Week show the impact of recent changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Between March and July this year, more than 9,000 women in Tasmania filled over 17,000 prescriptions for oral contraceptives, menopausal hormone therapies, and endometriosis treatments newly listed on the PBS—resulting in more than $646,000 in savings.

Subjects: Attack on Camp Sovereignty, Jacinta Price comments, Closing the Gap.

PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: The Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, made a statement in the Senate today. She condemned the neo-Nazis who attacked a sacred Indigenous site in Melbourne during the anti-immigration rally in the city on Sunday. And I spoke to her a short time ago.

Minister, welcome to the programme.

MALARNDIRRI MCCARTHY, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS: Good to be with you, Patricia.

Subject: Cheaper essential items for Queensland remote communities.

TREVOR TIM, HOST: The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to reduce cost of living pressures in remote First Nations communities, with stores across northern Queensland and the Torres Strait offering cheaper groceries for customers. From Doomadgee in the west to Palm Island in the east, from Pormpuraaw in Cape York to Boigu Island in the Torres Strait, residents can buy cheaper groceries, thanks to the Government’s Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme.

There is no place for hate in Australia. But that’s what we saw examples of on Sunday.

Hateful violence.

We’ve seen the chilling footage.

Dozens of men wearing black, storming Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne – a culturally significant site seen as sacred by many, where First Nations people have held a vigil to care for the remains of ancestors.

We saw footage of men armed with sticks and rods.

We saw brutal beatings of people at the camp.

We saw the Aboriginal flag, an official flag, stomped into the mud.

But they came to do more than that.

Subjects: Daniel Andrews, China Parade, Protests, Camp Sovereignty, AFL.

SARAH ABO, HOST: Daniel Andrews is this morning under fire for posing alongside Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin at China's Victory Day parade. Joining us to discuss today's headlines is Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy and Nine sports presenter Tom Rehn. Lovely to see you both this morning. Malarndirri, that photo is a terrible look, isn't it?

The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to reduce cost of living pressures in remote First Nations communities, with stores across northern Queensland and the Torres Strait offering cheaper groceries for customers.

From Doomadgee in the west to Palm Island in the east, from Pormpuraaw in Cape York to Boigu Island in the Torres Strait, residents can buy cheaper groceries, thanks to the Government’s Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme.

The Albanese Government is delivering more choice, lower costs and better access to long-term contraceptives by providing free training to health practitioners in the placement and removal of IUDs and birth control implants.

Launched during Women’s Health Week, this free training will boost the number of health practitioners qualified to provide birth control implant services, particularly in regional, rural and remote locations.

Last month I was lucky enough to participate in a recording for Em Rusciano’s new perimenopause podcast, Rage Against the Vagine. In a chat that covered everything from how we make sure women’s health is being spoken about at schools to how we make workplaces more responsive to women’s health needs, something Em shared has really stuck with me: that when women feel heard, they feel hopeful.