The Burden of Culture with Gary Johns
Title: The Burden of Culture
Subtitle: Why Money Can't Fix Australia's Indigenous Divide
Guest: Gary Johns
Recorded: January 2026
In this podcast episode, Gary Johns, a former Labor politician and author of The Burden of Culture: How to Dismantle the Aboriginal Industry and Give Hope to Its Victims (published in 2022 by Connor Court Publishing), explores the challenges facing Aboriginal communities in Australia. Drawing from his book's central thesis, Johns critiques initiatives that aim to preserve Indigenous cultures but often perpetuate dependency and societal division. He argues that the…
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