In this episode of Koori Mail News (formerly the BLAKroom news podcast), your hosts Nick Paton and Kirk Page yarn about how they are keeping their mental health in check during the covid lock-down in Regional NSW.

Senior Journalist Darren Coyne yarns with Nick & Kirk about the covid crisis unfolding in Aboriginal communities in Western NSW, and the good news about an historic payout for victims involved in the Don Dale detention centre.

Kirk has a yarn about his recent interview with Professor Judy Atkinson and Nick catches up with Sports editor Darren Moncrieff about the racism in sport that is rife on and off the field, with a wrap up of our staunch athletes representing at the Tokyo Paralympics.

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The theme music featured in this podcast is "Milkumana" by King Stingray.

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