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Podcast: Making the Links Podcast

Making the Links is a conversation with experts and practitioners who have years of experience working with migrant and refugee people who have experienced family violence. We ask them about the structural issues and gaps that migrant and refugee women face.

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Making the Links Podcast: Episode 7

Posted on: 22/02/2022 Last updated on: 20/01/2026 Written by: Anne Johnston
In this episode we will be talking to Acting Senior Sergeant Maha Sukkar who became the first Muslim policewoman in Victoria to wear a hijab in 2004. We will ask Maha about her work with the multicultural community and barriers they may experience with the police.
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Making the Links Podcast: Episode 6

Posted on: 17/11/2021 Last updated on: 20/01/2026 Written by: Anne Johnston
On this episode we talked with Gagan Kaur Cheema on the invaluable work health educators and bilingual workers do in the community and organisations.
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Making the Links Podcast: Episode 5

Posted on: 10/11/2021 Last updated on: 20/01/2026 Written by: Anne Johnston
In this episode, we will talk to Veena Barsiwal on family violence and its impact on victim/survivors’ mental health and well-being.
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Making the Links Podcast: Episode 4

Posted on: 11/05/2021 Last updated on: 10/11/2021 Written by: Anne Johnston
In Episode 4, Vahideh speaks with Sami Fox, who shares her first hand understanding of the barriers that migrant and refugee women living in regional areas who are experiencing violence.
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Making the Links Podcast: Episode 3

Posted on: 27/04/2021 Last updated on: 10/11/2021 Written by: Anne Johnston
In this episode, Vahideh and Anu Krishnan address some assumptions that mainstream family violence services can overcome to build stronger links with migrant women.
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Making the Links Podcast: Episode 2

Posted on: 13/04/2021 Last updated on: 10/11/2021 Written by: Anne Johnston
In Episode 2, Vahideh speaks with Rodney Vlais on the importance of looking at patriarchal structures in violence against women.
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Making the Links Podcast: Episode 1

Posted on: 29/03/2021 Last updated on: 14/09/2021 Written by: Anne Johnston
In this first Making the Links Podcast Episode, Vahideh Eisaei speaks with Zia Ebrahim from Sunraysia Community Health Service about the importance of involving community and faith leaders in preventing violence.
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