Dan Bourchier

Thanks to the small, yet mighty ABC team, who worked tirelessly to share the festival with the nation. Huge thank you to Stephanie Boltje - who has the hardest job at Garma, wrangling me!

📸: Che Chorley, Michael Bowers. Stephanie Boltje and all others who snapped pics and shared with me.

On top of the hours of live coverage and broadcasting for ABC it was an absolute joy to facilitate conversations with representatives from the Lakota and Navajo nations, and join a panel with my friends and old friends from NITV.

Thank you to all the Yolngu custodians, Denise Bowden, YYF, & Jason Frenkel for having us on Country. Thanks to Kelly Williams, Professor Jackie Huggins, and Bridget Brennan for grounding our coverage at the ABC.

What an incredible #Garma!

It was an epic long-weekend of politics, culture, and grounding, catching up with so many friends, Elders, leaders, and those who are paving the way - while making new friends and having important conversations!

YouTube video by Dan Bourchier Professor Anne Pattel-Gray on the role of faith and spirituality in a changing world

As Pope Leo XIV takes the helm of the Catholic Church, there are renewed calls for the major religious institution to foster a culture of equality.

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray joined me to discuss the role of faith and spirituality in a changing world.

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YouTube video by Dan Bourchier Professor Tom Calma calls for a rethink on Closing The Gap as well as broader Indigenous policy

Professor Tom Calma AO calls for a rethink of Closing The Gap, with particular consideration around where health services are being accessed by First Nations people.

The respected Elder said the election outcome is an opportunity to embed policy that improves lives.

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What followed was an extraordinary meeting, on her birthday, April 20. The cultural advisor had the last official audience with the Pope, before his death.

And in a twist, at Pope Francis’ funeral, Theresa would meet and chat with the man who would be named Pope, just days later.

YouTube video by Dan Bourchier Former Israeli diplomat & Prime Ministerial advisor Alon Pinkas responds to latest news out of Gaza

Calls are mounting for humanitarian aid & supplies to be transported in to Gaza - amid fresh waves of attacks.

Former Israeli diplomat & advisor to Prime Ministers, Alon Pinkas, joined me from Tel Aviv to update on the latest, and assess some of the politics at play.

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YouTube video by Dan Bourchier Australian Theresa Ardler was the last person to have a private audience with the late Pope Francis

Visiting the Vatican on a pilgrimage, Gadigal, Bidjigal, Gumbaynggirr and Wondiwondian woman Theresa Ardler had a call to meet with her friend, Pope Francis.

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Commemorated #ANZACDay in NYC, with a very thoughtful service, poignantly beginning with powerful words honouring veterans, from an Elder of the Lenape people.

I reflected on the service & sacrifice of members of my family. Grateful for them & their commitment to our shared values.

#LestWeForget

Nope, traditional brooch from Bhutan 🇧🇹 🙂

I’m still so grateful for everyone who shared their stories, experiences, and perspectives with me - especially those which were really hard to remember.

YouTube video by Dan Bourchier REMEMBERING TRACY - 40 YEARS ON

As we approach the 50th anniversary of Cylone Tracy devastating Darwin, I’ve been reflecting on the 66 lives lost and the families who were devastated.

Below is the special program I put together, 10 years ago, for the 40th anniversary, when I was working for Sky News.

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I’m still so grateful for everyone who shared their stories, experiences, and perspectives with me - especially those which were really hard to remember.

YouTube video by Dan Bourchier REMEMBERING TRACY - 40 YEARS ON

As we approach the 50th anniversary of Cylone Tracy devastating Darwin, I’ve been reflecting on the 66 lives lost and the families who were devastated.

Below is the special program I put together, 10 years ago, for the 40th anniversary, when I was working for Sky News.

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Start of a massive couple of days at UNESCO in Paris, for the Expert Meeting - Indigenous Peoples and the Media.

Great to be here with ABC colleague Kelly Williams, as well as so many colleagues from around the world.

The registration to attend in person can be done at lnkd.in/gP86aSjp

For colleagues that can not attend in person, please share our live transmission link: lnkd.in/gNxrp2_G

For me, this summit has an important connection to the past. I was a youth delegate to the 2007 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York. It gave me a powerful grounding in this important global forum and the issues raised here.

I’m really thrilled to be hosting and moderating the conversation - details of how to connect below.

Thanks to ABC Managing Director David Anderson for backing and making this trip happen.

I’m really honoured to be travelling with my colleague and friend Kelly Williams, ABC Director of First Nations Strategy, to Paris, to attend the UNESCO summit in to Enhancing Indigenous Representation in the Media and Equal Participation in the Media Industry.

YouTube video by Dan Bourchier ABC News politics - proposed Australian political donation reforms, US political wrap, & PM in Peru

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Book cover: Words to Sing the World Alive. Capturing First Nations language. Edited by Jasmin McGaughey and The Poet’s Voice.

Loved receiving this in the mail, so grateful to be a part of this special anthology.

Thanks to the Elders for sharing their words & experiences with me, and trusting me to share them - in this book and on TV/radio.

Words to Sing the World Alive.
Edited by Jasmin McGaughey and The Poet’s Voice.

YouTube video by Dan Bourchier Named a 2025 Atlantic Fellow, Gulwanyang Morgan spoke to me on ABC News Mornings

Named a 2025 Atlantic Fellow, Gulwanyang Morgan spoke to me on ABC News Mornings

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Thanks for the kind welcome, much appreciated!

Opinion | This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return Liberal democracy offers moral constraints without problem-solving. Populism offers problem-solving without moral constraints.

“Trump and his supporters have shown tremendous hostility to civic institutions — the judiciary, the media, universities, many nonprofits, some religious groups — that seek to define and enforce our obligations to one another.”

Powerful from Masha Gessen

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YouTube video by Dan Bourchier Australia backs a UN Resolution recognising “permanent sovereignty“ of Palestinian natural resources

Australia backs a UN Resolution recognising “permanent sovereignty“ of Palestinian natural resources

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YouTube video by Dan Bourchier NT Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Jeswynn Yogaratnam responds to ICAC report in to the NT Police

NT Anti-Discrimination Commissioner
Jeswynn Yogaratnam responds to
ICAC report in to the NT Police

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