Curtain The Podcast

This is Curtain – a podcast where we pull back the blinds to shine a light on the darkest parts of our justice system and ask – who are the victims?Could an Aboriginal man who has served 25 years in p…

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The Disappeared Project
In episode 12 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson introduce The Disappeared Project, along with their co-founders Ginny and Kevin. A new Indigenous-led project which aims to fight for the families and loved ones of the Disappeared, providing resources, tools, legal advice, stories, and data collec…
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The Inquiry, a Simple Waste of Time!
In episode 11 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the final report of the Senate inquiry into Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children. Only ten recommendations were handed down, all with little or no relevance to the issue of femicide in this nation, the disappeared remain fo…
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New Data Exposed
In episode 10 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss a new set of data figures they have pieced together. The numbers highlight trends and patterns that defy the accepted status quo and challenge mainstream media assertions about the issue of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Children…
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For Constance the Coroner Failed.
In episode 9 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the recent inquest findings into the death of Constance May Watcho, examine a litany of failures by the court, discuss the clear evidence that exists and examine how deeply her family and community have been failed by the system, yet again!
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The Long Wait for Justice
In episode 8 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the recent inquest findings into the 1987 death of Aboriginal teenagers Jacinta "Cindy" Smith and Mona Lisa Smith. From the remote NSW town of Bourke, their families have long campaigned for justice and 36 years later all has finally been re…
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Finding the Missing with their Phones.
In episode 7 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson explain the vital tool that is triangulation, and the way it is used to locate missing and murdered people. But it is a technology that is not applied equally, with police failing to deploy this vital resource all too often. The Australian parliamen…
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Rolfe Takes the Stand
In episode 6 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss the testimony of Zachary Rolfe at the coronial inquest into the 2019 police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker. Racism, repeated violence and a media determined to hide the truth is only the beginning of what was revealed. Curtain the Podcast is …
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Asking Questions of an Inquiry
In episode 5 hosts Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson are again analysing the National inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Children. The latest hearings took place in Queensland and once again, the failures of the police and the inquiry to hold them to account was front and centre. …
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Missing While Blak
In Episode 4, Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson discuss Missing White Woman Syndrome and compare police and media responses between when a white child goes missing to when a blak child goes missing. The data will horrify you, it's even worse than you can imagine! Curtain the Podcast is brought to you…
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Aunty Queenie Hart, The Truth
In Episode 3, Amy McQuire and Martin Hodgson speak with the niece of Aunty Queenie Hart, Debbie West. With all three having worked closely together to have Queenie reburied at home in Cherbourg, this episode provides a chance for the family to take power of their own story, for Queenie's humanity t…
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