Create a podcast

Create a podcast

Charles Perkins, the President of SAFA, felt a need to act on behalf of all Indigenous Australian people who were being treated as second-class citizens.

Using Audacity, Anchor or another tool, record a podcast examining Charles Perkins’ role in the Freedom Rides and his contribution to the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia. Your recording should be between one and two minutes in length. You may share your podcast via email, on a secure server/website or via USB drive.

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If a question asks you to examine an area of interest, you will need to ‘inquire into’ it. This means you need to look closely at the topic you are dealing with and provide a detailed response.

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Write a script for your podcast. Be sure to consider the following:

  • What difficulties did Charles Perkins face in his early life?

  • What did Charles Perkins wish to achieve from the Freedom Rides?

  • What did he do following the Freedom Rides?

  • Did he face any opposition? Why?

Ask your teacher and classmates to check your script. Share the file with them. They can make suggestions using comments (all word processing tools have this functionality). Make any changes you think are needed and submit your completed podcast script to your teacher.

  1. A title.

  2. A brief introduction to Charles Perkins’ early years leading to his time at university.

  3. Charles Perkins’ involvement in and contribution to:

    • the Freedom Rides

    • Australian politics.

  4. Based on your research and the information in your podcast, clearly examine Charles Perkins’ role in the Freedom Rides and his contribution to the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia.