Truth-telling in Social Enterprise: A Deep History
- Date:8 May 2026
- Time:
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Location: online
Join this interactive conversation, convened by BlakCast, in collaboration with John-Paul Janke, Joshua Creamer and Dr Jackie Huggins. Explore deep Indigenous histories of caring for people and place, and the importance of truth-telling as a foundation for doing business on Country.
About this webinar
This webinar invites you to engage with deep Indigenous histories, recognising that:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and businesses have practiced care for culture, Country and community for thousands of years - long before the Western term 'social enterprise' came into being.
- Growing an economy that puts people and planet first, calls for honouring First Nations ways of seeing, doing and being.
- Equity, justice, self-determination and healing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be central to social enterprise strategies and practices if the Australian social enterprise sector is to truly live its values.
About the Convenor
BlakCast is Australia’s first podcasting network that is owned and led by First Nations people. BlakCast tells stories for all Australians, building community and sharing culture with an intention to bridge the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia through empathy, connection, and meaningful conversations.
John Paul Janke
National Indigenous Affairs Editor
John Paul Janke is from Wuthathi Country on Eastern Cape York Peninsula and from Mer (Murray) Island in the Torres Strait. He’s been actively involved in Indigenous Affairs since he was a teenager and has forged a highly successful career as a journalist. John Paul is co-host of SBS/NITV’s flagship Indigenous news and current affairs show ‘The Point’, and is a guest host of SBS’ INSIGHT program. He is a passionate advocate for the need for greater awareness and celebration of the rich histories and the diverse cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Joshua Creamer
Barrister-at-Law
Joshua is Waanyi and Kalkadoon with connections to Northwest Queensland. He is a barrister specialising in native title, human rights and class actions and former Chair of the QLD Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry. Joshua has appeared in a number of landmark class actions representing groups of victims of colonial violence, including Australia’s largest racial discrimination case (Wotton v State of Queensland [2016] FCA 1457); and Australia’s largest human rights case (Pearson v State of Queensland (No 2) [2020] FCA 619). Joshua was previously named National Indigenous Legal Professional of the Year and was a member of the Board of Legal Aid Queensland and a past president of the indigenous Lawyers Association of Queensland. Joshua holds a Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Arts degrees and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice.
Professor Jackie Huggins
Professor Jackie Huggins is a Bidjara Elder of the Carnarvon Gorge area of Central Queensland, and the recipient of knowledge passed on by her last surviving cultural knowledge holder Uncle Frederick Conway from Rockhampton. She has worked in Aboriginal affairs for over four decades in community, government and non-government in areas of reconciliation, social justice and women's issues. An historian and author she is currently Professor, Director of Indigenous Research, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston campus. She is author of Sister Girl: Reflections on Tiddaism, Identity and Reconciliation (2022).
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