In this episode of Koori Mail News (formerly the BLAKroom news podcast), your hosts Nick Paton and Kirk Page yarn about how they are keeping their mental health in check during the covid lock-down in Regional NSW. Senior Journalist Darren Coyne yarns with Nick & Kirk about the covid crisis unfolding in Aboriginal communities in Western NSW, and the good news about an historic payout for victims involved in the Don Dale detention centre. Kirk has a yarn about his recent interview with Professor Judy Atkinson and Nick catches up with Sports editor Darren Moncrieff about the racism in sport that is rife on and off the field, with a wrap up of our staunch athletes representing at the Tokyo Paralympics. Edition 758 of the Koori Mail Newspaper is ON SALE NOW! The theme music featured in this podcast is "Milkumana" by King Stingray. TWITTER: twitter.com/koorimailnews @koorimailnews FACEBOOK: facebook.com/koorimail/ @koorimail INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/koorimailnewspaper/ Subscribe to the Koori Mail Newspaper here: koorimail.com To advertise in the Koori Mail's upcoming Higher Education Feature, call 02 6622 2666 now! Podcast enquiries: podcast@koorimail.com If this podcast raises any issues for you please contact the National Indigenous Critical Response Service on 1800 805 801 or Lifeline on 13 11 14. At the Koori Mail, we acknowledge and pay our respects to the Bundjalung Nation, and the lands of the Widjabul Wiabul people upon which our offices sit, and to all Ancestors and Elders. ALWAYS WAS, ALWAYS WILL BE, ABORIGINAL LAND.