The meaning of Country

<p><strong>To kick-off 2021, we listen to the voices of leading Indigenous Australians, who join us on <em>Policy Forum Pod</em> to discuss wellbeing. On the first episode, water expert Virginia Marshall speaks about what policymakers can learn from Indigenous knowledge of Country.</strong></p><br><p>What is Country and why is it significant for Indigenous Australians? Will Australian governments recognise First Nations Australians as the key decision-makers and knowledge holders of environmental management? And what impact would better policy in this area have on the wellbeing of Indigenous people? On this first episode in our mini-series on Indigenous wellbeing, lawyer, legal scholar, and water expert Dr Virginia Marshall discusses these questions and more with hosts Professor Sharon Bessell and Dr Arnagretta Hunter.</p><br><p><strong>Virginia Marshall</strong>&nbsp;is the Inaugural Indigenous Postdoctoral Fellow with The Australian National University’s&nbsp;School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) and the Fenner School of Environment and Society. She is a Wiradjuri Nyemba woman from New South Wales.</p><br><p><strong>Sharon Bessell</strong>&nbsp;is Professor of Public Policy and&nbsp;Director of Gender Equity and Diversity at Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU.</p><br><p><strong>Arnagretta Hunter</strong>&nbsp;is a cardiologist, physician, and a Senior Clinical Lecturer for ANU Medical School.</p><br><p><em>Policy Forum Pod is available on&nbsp;</em><a href="https://play.acast.com/s/policy-forum-pod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Acast</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/policy-forum-pod/id1100512143?mt=2&amp;ls=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6HGLGw9GFdl4eFzPh5fSpz?si=Nhzv9CzCSWCkgMmZIZQ1ww" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/policy-forum-pod" rel="noopener noreferre