Meet the remarkable Victorians honoured at the 2020 Victorian Australian of the Year Awards
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| Meet the remarkable group of Victorians who were honoured at the 2020 Victorian Australian of the Year Awards at a ceremony on Wednesday night MC’d by our own Virginia Trioli at Government House.
Congratulations to Archie Roach AM who was named Victorian Australian of the Year. A singer, songwriter, musician and campaigner for the rights of First Nations Australians, through his work Archie spreads a powerful message of love, reconciliation and healing.
Visit our collection of interviews with this year's recipients.
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| | "We all come from a sacred place, the beginning, and we can all journey back as one people and be the authors of a new story for this country." |
| | | | --- Archie Roach, 2020 Victorian Australian of the Year acceptance speech | | |
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Australia Talks... We are listening | |
| ABC’s national survey, Australia Talks helps you understand where you fit in modern Australia. We asked 54,000 people about their attitudes, behaviours and experiences.
According to recent results, 70% of Australians think we live in the best country in the world. But, 57% are dissatisfied with how things are going in Australia. Try it for yourself to see how you compare. | |
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Join The Friday Revue at the Espy |
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| The Friday Revue’s Ausmusic Month live broadcast extravaganza is back!
Richelle and Brian are hosting a special Friday Revue live broadcast from The Gershwin Room, at Melbourne’s iconic Espy Hotel in St Kilda. Taking place on Friday 1 November, from 2pm-4pm, you can register now to be part of the audience.
Joining them will be some musicians who’ve made Melbourne one of the great music capitals of the world, including Joe Camilleri, Alice Skye, The Original Seekers, Freya Josephine Hollick and a special performance from rising stars I Know Leopard.
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Celebrate Diwali | |
| Diwali the annual five-day Indian festival of lights is upon us. Myf Warhurst gets you in the mood for partying Bhangra style with some tasty picks of Indian influenced fusion beats. | |
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Win: Dylan Moran Live | |
| Legendary Irish comedian Dylan Moran is back in Oz with a brand-new show Dr. Cosmos. Moran will once again offer his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life. For a chance to win one of five double passes to his show at Hamer Hall on Saturday 2 November, have a listen back to The Conversation Hour featuring Dylan Moran. Terms & Conditions apply. | |
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Grand National, Saturdays 10am - 12 midday | |
| Introducing Grand National, with Lehmo and Emma Race - your new Saturday summer sports program. A cosmic cross of sport and comedy with a side line of culture and hints of nostalgia,
Grand National is the place where sport meets a good belly laugh. A show for good sports. A show that laughs with sport and not at it. And, vice versa.
Saddle up the hobby horse and chase cheese down a hill. Chalk up a pool cue and surrender to downward dog. Grand National, Saturdays, 10am to 12 midday. | |
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Limited edition Farewell Faine tees on sale next week! | |
| We have a small number of limited edition Faine’s Farewell Show T-shirts available (white tees in sizes S, M and L). Featuring a caricature of Jon Faine by renowned cartoonist Michael Leunig, these will be for sale at the ABC Southbank Café – Koora 120 from next Tuesday 29 October.
Start your Christmas shopping early and drop in weekdays 5.30am – 4pm, all welcome with street access available. You’ll never know who you’ll bump into. | |
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Recipes from Foodie Tuesday |
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Heirloom tomato salad | |
| If you haven't yet planted your tomatoes, here's a quick, tasty heirloom tomato salad recipe to tempt you to start your spring gardening. | |
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Ethiopian Cuisine - Dinish | |
| Saba Alemayoh shares with Raf on Foodie Tuesday her tasty Ethiopian vegan dish, a great one to expand your potato salad repertoire with. | |
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Online stories you may have missed |
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Get prepared | |
| It's something we all think about doing but never get around to! If you've been putting off getting your survival kit together, here's a quick how-to thanks to our ABC Emergency team. | |
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