You might notice things sounding a little different for our current, In Conversation series for NAIDOC week will as we hand the reigns over to some of our other team members.
In this episode, Simone Sexton, our Indigenous Inclusion Consultant, will be having a wonderful and insightful yarn with Aunty Jackie Huggins.
As a young girl, Jackie had a dream. She knew she wanted to stand up for injustices and be on the side of life that created positive change. Jackie has also always been an avid reader, and thus was born her art of writing and storytelling. Dr Jackie Huggins is currently leading the work for Treaty in Queensland. A respected speaker on Indigenous issues, Jackie is also a well-known historian and author, with articles published widely in Australia and internationally. Her acclaimed biography of her mother, Auntie Rita, was first published in 1994, and in 2022 alongside her sister Ngaire they wrote a biography of their father, called Jack of Hearts: QX11594, Australia Post’s first indigenous employee in Ayr QLD.Jackie was the former Co-Chair National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, former member of the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, the Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia, the State Library Board of Queensland and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. She was Co-Commissioner for Queensland for the Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, and for several years was a Judge of the annual David Unaipon Award.

You will also hear Jackie talk about NAIDOC week and what’s changed over the years and the positive pieces of work she has experienced. You might also just hear a love story!
Competition info:
If you’d like to win a signed copy of 1 of the 6 books Jackie kindly left with us, all you need to do is:o Email retailacademy@auspost.com.auo Leave your nameo The best part you enjoyed about our 3 part series for NAIDOC weeko Leave where you would like us to mail the book to
More Info:· If you’d like to buy a copy of either Sister Girl or Jack of Hearth QX11594 we encourage you to visit Jackie's favourite QLD Bookstore online or in person. You can find them HERE

As always, we would love to hear from you. If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or queries, please feel free to contact our team by emailing them on: retailacademy@auspost.com.au

<div>You might notice things sounding a little different for our current, In Conversation series for NAIDOC week will as we hand the reigns over to some of our other team members.</div><div><br></div><div>In this episode, Simone Sexton, our Indigenous Inclusion Consultant, will be having a wonderful and insightful yarn with Aunty Jackie Huggins.</div><div><br></div><div>As a young girl, Jackie had a dream. She knew she wanted to stand up for injustices and be on the side of life that created positive change. Jackie has also always been an avid reader, and thus was born her art of writing and storytelling. Dr Jackie Huggins is currently leading the work for Treaty in Queensland. A respected speaker on Indigenous issues, Jackie is also a well-known historian and author, with articles published widely in Australia and internationally. Her acclaimed biography of her mother, Auntie Rita, was first published in 1994, and in 2022 alongside her sister Ngaire they wrote a biography of their father, called Jack of Hearts: QX11594, Australia Post’s first indigenous employee in Ayr QLD.</div><div>Jackie was the former Co-Chair National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, former member of the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, the Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia, the State Library Board of Queensland and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. She was Co-Commissioner for Queensland for the Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, and for several years was a Judge of the annual David Unaipon Award.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>You will also hear Jackie talk about NAIDOC week and what’s changed over the years and the positive pieces of work she has experienced. You might also just hear a love story!</div><div><br></div><div>Competition info:</div><div><br></div><div>If you’d like to win a signed copy of 1 of the 6 books Jackie kindly left with us, all you need to do is:</div><div>o Email <a target="_blank">retailacademy@auspost.com.au</a></div><div>o Leave your name</div><div>o The best part you enjoyed about our 3 part series for NAIDOC week</div><div>o Leave where you would like us to mail the book to</div><div><br></div><div>More Info:</div><div>· If you’d like to buy a copy of either Sister Girl or Jack of Hearth QX11594 we encourage you to visit Jackie's favourite QLD Bookstore online or in person. You can find them <a href="https://avidreader.com.au/" target="_blank">HERE</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>As always, we would love to hear from you. If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or queries, please feel free to contact our team by emailing them on: <a target="_blank">retailacademy@auspost.com.au</a></div>

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You might notice things sounding a little different for our current, In Conversation series for NAIDOC week will as we hand the reigns...