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In 1999, Aminata Conteh-Biger was snatched from her father’s house as a teenager by rebel soldiers during Sierra Leone’s Civil War. She discusses her experiences in her 'Rising Heart' memoir and talks to us about the Maternal Aminata Foundation, that she started to help Sierra Leonean mothers. Recent changes in Victoria mean that thousands of sexual assault survivors could be jailed or fined for speaking out under their own names. We speak to the people behind the #LetUsSpeak movement to find out what these reforms mean. With our bushfire seasons becoming longer and more deadly, it’s clear something needs to change. Oliver Costello from the Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation to gives us insight into traditional fire management practices and how they can be used in future bushfire seasons.