Sistas, Let's Talk

Radio Australia

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region. Each week, host Natasha Meten talks to inspirational women about the issues affecting them, and discusses how to navigate modern life as a Pacific Island woman.

Episodes

Will banning polygamy in Papua New Guinea improve safety for women and children?

How the Pacific drug crisis impacts women

From excitement to fear: What it’s like being pregnant for the first time

Stigma kills: How Fiji’s HIV crisis impacts mothers and babies

Positive bystanders: How to take action when you witness gender-based violence

What GBV survivor support really looks like in the Pacific

The power of friendship seeing women through the best and worst times

Trailblazers in lab coats: Meet the Pacific women changing lives through science

Why singing brings joy: Pacific voices explain the power of music

Protecting the bubus: combating elder abuse in the Pacific

Beyond the bills: The grassroots push helping Pacific women rewrite their financial futures

Hidden struggles: Confronting perinatal mental health challenges across the Pacific

The life saving importance of vaccines for Pacific communities

Being alone and being lonely aren't the same thing

Who is working to bring an end to child marriage in the Pacific?

Too many Pacific women die in childbirth. How can they be saved?

The challenges of raising neurodivergent children in the Pacific

Meet the next generation of Pacific women fighting for change

What does a Vanuatu council’s ban on menstruating women selling food say about kastom, period hygiene and respect for women?

Pacific period health: what happens when you can't access pads or clean water?