June 15, 2025 • 26 mins
This week, Geraldine's happy pants are a soft yellow, the sort of yellow that makes her think of the way the sun feels on an autumn morning. Kate's are yellow, too - the kind of yellow that reminds her of the smell and taste of ripe, juicy pears. Hmm, so what's this week's episode about? Friendship!
Tune in to hear plenty of music, all about what friends can bring, and do some activities. The story you'll hear is Thank You for Being My Friend by Peter Bentley.
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S1 (00:04):
One, two, three. It's happy pants.
S2 (00:21):
Good day, and welcome to Happy Pants, a show especially
for kids and especially for you. My name is Geraldine.
S3 (00:30):
And my name is Kate. And together, we're your happy
pants team for today.
S2 (00:36):
Are you wearing your happy pants today? We are today.
Mine are a soft yellow. The sort of yellow that
makes me think of the way the sun feels on
an autumn morning.
S3 (00:48):
Mine are yellow too. This kind of yellow reminds me
of the smell and taste of ripe, juicy pears.
S2 (00:55):
Happy pants have lots of pockets, and finding what was
hidden there when we weren't looking is always exciting. Everything
is a clue. If we can just work it out.
S3 (01:07):
Well, starting with my front pocket. A yellow ribbon. And
in my hip pocket is a pretty bracelet made of
lots of little coloured beads.
S2 (01:20):
Well, I have a bracelet too, but this one's made
of coloured strings, all platted into a pattern. Oh, wait,
I think there's something else. Um. Oh, it's a silver
ring made of two hands holding each other.
S3 (01:33):
Ah! Oh! Oops. Something else in this pocket. A circle
of wire, some coloured cords, some feathers and a sheet
of paper. It's a sheet of instructions.
S2 (01:47):
What does it say?
S3 (01:49):
How to make a dream catcher. Luckily, it has lots
of step by step drawings, so we should be able
to make one so long as we follow the instructions.
S2 (02:00):
Kate, what on earth is a dream catcher.
S3 (02:04):
Well, long ago, dream catchers were used by some American
Indian people to protect children from bad dreams. They were
made by hand, and the maker had to think good
thoughts while making it. Then it was hung up close
to where the little one slept. The colored cords were
knotted onto the circular frame and woven like a spider
(02:26):
web with a hole in the middle. Soft pretty feathers
were dangled from the bottom. The idea was that bad
dreams would be caught in the web, but good dreams
would be able to slip through the hole and slide
down the feathers to the sleeping child. The good thoughts
were believed to stick around so that good dreams would
(02:46):
be attracted, and bad dreams would find somewhere else to go.
S2 (02:51):
Oh, what a lovely idea.
S3 (02:53):
Certainly was. They were always made with great love and care,
hoping that good dreams would find them.
S2 (03:00):
That's probably why they are often given as gifts to
a friend. A way of saying that the giver cares.
S3 (03:09):
Well, that's what friends are for.
S2 (05:53):
Let's have another look at those pocket things.
S3 (05:56):
Good idea. Geraldine. Okay, so there was a yellow ribbon,
a bead bracelet, and a bracelet made of plaited thin cords.
Then we found that silver ring made of two clasped hands. Oh,
and the dreamcatcher.
S2 (06:11):
Big word alert. To clasp means to hold together like
shaking hands.
S3 (06:21):
That dreamcatcher has given me a clue. Something to give
to a friend.
S2 (06:27):
And when you really think about it, those bracelets are
friendship bracelets. And so is the ring with clasped hands.
They're all given as tokens of friendship.
S3 (06:40):
But what about the yellow ribbon? How does that fit
with friendship?
S2 (06:44):
Well, in olden times, colours had meanings. Red meant love
or good luck. Blue meant calmness and wisdom. Green stood
for health, youth and a long life. White meant softness
and sweetness, and orange was the color that meant fun
(07:05):
and amusement. Yellow was the symbol for joy, sunshine and friendship.
S3 (07:13):
Ah, so that bracelet of plaited cords had let me
see red, orange, yellow and green in it. Maybe it
was saying something like, I wish you good luck and
a long life. You are my friend and let's have
some fun together.
S2 (07:32):
Could be. And all of that without saying a word.
S3 (07:38):
Not all our friends are human, though. Lots of people
have a bestie, which is a dog or a cat.
Animals don't use human language, of course, but they do
have ways of letting you know that they understand what
you're feeling and they can make their feelings or what
they are thinking known to you too.
S2 (07:59):
Here's wags looks like he wants to be scratched behind
the ears and given a good tummy rub. Hey, we
could all join him in a scritchy scratchy dance. Are
you ready? Let's go.
S3 (09:18):
Well, that's made wags feel a lot better. But what
if your special friend is a cat?
S2 (09:25):
Well, cats do like to laze around and they always
find the most comfortable spot.
S3 (09:32):
Okay, let's all be like cats lazing on the living
room floor and stretching and asking for a stroke.
S2 (10:58):
My lovely and lazy. I think I might go to sleep.
S3 (11:04):
Oh gosh. No, we can't have that. We're supposed to
be talking about friends.
S2 (11:09):
Oh, back to business, then. Friends. Some people have friends
that no one else, especially grown ups, can hear speak.
It might be a stuffed toy or an Action Man
doll or, well, almost anything, but it's a private secret
(11:29):
sharing friend for that person, even if no one else
can hear what it says. Have you heard any of
the Christopher Robbins stories?
S3 (11:39):
Oh yes, I loved Christopher Robin. He had such wonderful
adventures with his friends. There was Eeyore, the donkey. Tigger.
Everyone else thought Tigger was just a stuffed toy tiger,
but Christopher Robin knew better. Kanga and little Roo, Piglet, owl,
and of course, the famous Pooh Pooh Bear got into
(12:01):
all sorts of trouble, mostly because he was so fond
of honey.
S2 (12:07):
Well, to grown ups, they were all just toys. But
to Christopher Robin, they were friends and companions.
S3 (12:15):
Do you have a friend like that? One who shares
your day helps you get to sleep at night. And never, never,
never tells anyone else your secrets.
S4 (14:08):
Happy Pants is a special radio show just for kids
like you and me.
S2 (14:15):
Of course, being a friend works both ways. If you
want to have a friend, you have to be a
friend to all those things your friend does for you.
Like listening, sharing, and helping. You have to be ready
to do for your friend.
S3 (14:33):
And that means sharing your friend as well. Being a
real friend doesn't mean being a you can't be friends
with anyone else. If you want to be friends with me,
kind of a person. It means you have to feel
happy to see your friend happy. Sometimes that might mean
that your friend wants to play cricket with someone else
instead of football with you. That doesn't mean they don't
(14:54):
like you anymore. It just means your friend likes cricket
more than football.
S2 (14:59):
Lots of people say they have hundreds of friends.
S3 (15:03):
What they mean is they have lots of people they
write to on the internet. Online, people can say all
sorts of things and you'll never know if they're true
or not. A real friend is someone you know all
about and who knows all about you.
S2 (15:17):
A real friend knows all the good things about you
and all the not so good things too. And they
like you for what you really are inside. A real
friend will always tell you the truth, even if it
hurts a bit.
S3 (15:37):
Real friends are precious, whether they are human or animal,
or even just in your imagination.
S2 (18:05):
Kate. I'm looking at this bracelet made of beads. The
little blue beads make flower shapes.
S3 (18:12):
Ah, so they do. That shape is a forget me not.
And it's on a green background. Forget me nots mean
just that. Forget me not. So that bracelet says have
a long life and remember me forever.
S2 (18:28):
Or how could I forget you?
S3 (18:32):
I'm looking at the beads. Each flower has four blue
beads and a white one in the middle.
S2 (18:39):
Oh, I know where this is going. That's five beads
per flower. You are going to ask me how many
flowers are on the bracelet?
S3 (18:49):
Okay. Clever clogs, tell me.
S2 (18:52):
Um, ten.
S3 (18:54):
So how many beads is that?
S2 (18:58):
Well, five beads for each flower and ten flowers on
the bracelet. That's ten. Lots of five. Oh, can I
work this out the easy way?
S3 (19:08):
Of course, if there is an easy way.
S2 (19:11):
Well, anytime you have to work out this kind of sum,
and there is a number with zero on the end,
you can put the zero away for a tick. Work
out the sum without it and put it back on
the end when you have the answer. We have ten
lots of five, so put the zero away for a bit.
That leaves just the one one lot of five is five.
(19:34):
Put the zero back on the end of your answer
and the five becomes 50. Ten lots of five comes
to 50.
S3 (19:42):
Really, really clever clogs. How about this one? The ten
flowers used 50 beads. How many beads were blue and
how many were white?
S2 (19:54):
Well, that's getting complicated. Oh. Silly me. Each flower had
one white bead in the middle and there were ten flowers.
So there were ten white beads. There were 50 beads
all up. So 50 take away. Ten is 50. 40.
(20:17):
40 blue beads and ten white beads are.
S3 (20:21):
You've got it. Okay, time for a story. Our story
today is about, you guessed it, friends.
S2 (20:31):
Thank you for being my friend. By Peter Bentley and
Jill McLean. It was a dark night in the bedroom.
Nothing stirred. Nothing except a heap of bright wrapping paper
on the end of the bed. It crackled. It shook.
(20:55):
And then out popped a toy horse. Hello, said the horse.
I'm Cleo. But there was no answer. Cleo trotted across
the bed. Woof! Cleo tumbled onto the floor. There were
strange shapes in the dark. I'm scared, shivered Cleo. I
(21:20):
can see monsters. There was a thin monster. A plump monster.
A tall monster. And a monster with no head. Cleo
saw a faint gleam, a light. Trying not to wake
any of the monsters, she trotted carefully towards the door.
(21:42):
She tumbled out onto the landing. Ah, said Cleo, it's
only the moon. Suddenly a cloud slid over the moon,
and everything went dark. And then something downstairs went. Bong! Bong!
(22:06):
Cleo nearly jumped out of her skin. And the monster
she whinnied Bong! Bong! Help! Nade! Cleo! Cleo spun on
her hooves and galloped back the way she'd come. She
hurtled into the bedroom and tripped over something on the floor. Oh,
(22:27):
groaned the thing. Drowsily. Who are you? I'm Leo, muttered Cleo.
But please don't gobble me up. Then the moon came
out again, and Cleo saw that the thing was a
fluffy yellow duck. I'm Daphne. Smiled the duck. And why
(22:50):
would I want to swallow you up? Cleo told Daphne
all about the monsters. The monsters won't get you, said Daphne. Promise?
Asked Cleo with a big yawn. Promise, said Daphne kindly.
Why don't you snuggle down with me? You won't go,
(23:13):
will you? Said Cleo. No. You're safe now. Night night,
said Daphne. Night, night. The next morning Cleo peeped from
under Daphne's wing. Morning, sleepyhead. Quack. Daphne. Come and meet
(23:34):
all the monsters. Cleo shot back under Daphne's wing. Oh,
don't worry, laughed Daphne. They won't eat you. I promised, remember,
the thin monster was a lamp. The plump monster was
a heap of cushions. The tall monster was a wardrobe,
(23:59):
and the headless monster was a dressing gown hanging on
the door. And the one that chased Cleo was the
grandfather clock. Tick tock, tick tock. I've been silly. Smiled Cleo. No,
(24:22):
you've not, said Daphne. Lots of things look scarier in
the dark. doc. I don't think I'll be scared any more,
said Cleo. Now that you're my friend.
S3 (24:35):
That was a reading of Thank You for Being My Friend,
written by Peter Bentley and Jill McLean. The reader was Geraldine.
So what have we done today? We had a big
word to add to the list. Clasp. It means to
hold together. We heard about lots of different kinds of friends,
but the most important kinds of friends are the ones
(24:57):
who care about you as much as you care about them.
S2 (25:01):
We had a story about Cleo, who was afraid about
lots of things until she found a friend who could
help her understand what the scary things really were.
S3 (25:14):
And we'd like to say a big thank you to
our listeners who have given us their feedback about the program.
We really appreciate your comments.
S2 (25:21):
If there was anything in today's program about which you
would like to know more, or you would just like
to say hello. You can contact us on Radio Vision Australia.
S3 (25:36):
Keep wearing those happy pants and we'll catch you next time.
S5 (25:52):
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Noongar people. Vision Australia Radio acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples as the first Australians, and the traditional owners
of the land. Across our working area, we pay our
respects to elders past, present and future in maintaining their cultures,
countries and their spiritual connection to the lands and waters.
Vision Australia Radio acknowledges and respects the genuine diversity and
(26:16):
richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia.
Happy pants has been made possible with the support of
the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
One, two, three. It's happy pants.
S2 (00:21):
Good day, and welcome to Happy Pants, a show especially
for kids and especially for you. My name is Geraldine.
S3 (00:30):
And my name is Kate. And together, we're your happy
pants team for today.
S2 (00:36):
Are you wearing your happy pants today? We are today.
Mine are a soft yellow. The sort of yellow that
makes me think of the way the sun feels on
an autumn morning.
S3 (00:48):
Mine are yellow too. This kind of yellow reminds me
of the smell and taste of ripe, juicy pears.
S2 (00:55):
Happy pants have lots of pockets, and finding what was
hidden there when we weren't looking is always exciting. Everything
is a clue. If we can just work it out.
S3 (01:07):
Well, starting with my front pocket. A yellow ribbon. And
in my hip pocket is a pretty bracelet made of
lots of little coloured beads.
S2 (01:20):
Well, I have a bracelet too, but this one's made
of coloured strings, all platted into a pattern. Oh, wait,
I think there's something else. Um. Oh, it's a silver
ring made of two hands holding each other.
S3 (01:33):
Ah! Oh! Oops. Something else in this pocket. A circle
of wire, some coloured cords, some feathers and a sheet
of paper. It's a sheet of instructions.
S2 (01:47):
What does it say?
S3 (01:49):
How to make a dream catcher. Luckily, it has lots
of step by step drawings, so we should be able
to make one so long as we follow the instructions.
S2 (02:00):
Kate, what on earth is a dream catcher.
S3 (02:04):
Well, long ago, dream catchers were used by some American
Indian people to protect children from bad dreams. They were
made by hand, and the maker had to think good
thoughts while making it. Then it was hung up close
to where the little one slept. The colored cords were
knotted onto the circular frame and woven like a spider
(02:26):
web with a hole in the middle. Soft pretty feathers
were dangled from the bottom. The idea was that bad
dreams would be caught in the web, but good dreams
would be able to slip through the hole and slide
down the feathers to the sleeping child. The good thoughts
were believed to stick around so that good dreams would
(02:46):
be attracted, and bad dreams would find somewhere else to go.
S2 (02:51):
Oh, what a lovely idea.
S3 (02:53):
Certainly was. They were always made with great love and care,
hoping that good dreams would find them.
S2 (03:00):
That's probably why they are often given as gifts to
a friend. A way of saying that the giver cares.
S3 (03:09):
Well, that's what friends are for.
S2 (05:53):
Let's have another look at those pocket things.
S3 (05:56):
Good idea. Geraldine. Okay, so there was a yellow ribbon,
a bead bracelet, and a bracelet made of plaited thin cords.
Then we found that silver ring made of two clasped hands. Oh,
and the dreamcatcher.
S2 (06:11):
Big word alert. To clasp means to hold together like
shaking hands.
S3 (06:21):
That dreamcatcher has given me a clue. Something to give
to a friend.
S2 (06:27):
And when you really think about it, those bracelets are
friendship bracelets. And so is the ring with clasped hands.
They're all given as tokens of friendship.
S3 (06:40):
But what about the yellow ribbon? How does that fit
with friendship?
S2 (06:44):
Well, in olden times, colours had meanings. Red meant love
or good luck. Blue meant calmness and wisdom. Green stood
for health, youth and a long life. White meant softness
and sweetness, and orange was the color that meant fun
(07:05):
and amusement. Yellow was the symbol for joy, sunshine and friendship.
S3 (07:13):
Ah, so that bracelet of plaited cords had let me
see red, orange, yellow and green in it. Maybe it
was saying something like, I wish you good luck and
a long life. You are my friend and let's have
some fun together.
S2 (07:32):
Could be. And all of that without saying a word.
S3 (07:38):
Not all our friends are human, though. Lots of people
have a bestie, which is a dog or a cat.
Animals don't use human language, of course, but they do
have ways of letting you know that they understand what
you're feeling and they can make their feelings or what
they are thinking known to you too.
S2 (07:59):
Here's wags looks like he wants to be scratched behind
the ears and given a good tummy rub. Hey, we
could all join him in a scritchy scratchy dance. Are
you ready? Let's go.
S3 (09:18):
Well, that's made wags feel a lot better. But what
if your special friend is a cat?
S2 (09:25):
Well, cats do like to laze around and they always
find the most comfortable spot.
S3 (09:32):
Okay, let's all be like cats lazing on the living
room floor and stretching and asking for a stroke.
S2 (10:58):
My lovely and lazy. I think I might go to sleep.
S3 (11:04):
Oh gosh. No, we can't have that. We're supposed to
be talking about friends.
S2 (11:09):
Oh, back to business, then. Friends. Some people have friends
that no one else, especially grown ups, can hear speak.
It might be a stuffed toy or an Action Man
doll or, well, almost anything, but it's a private secret
(11:29):
sharing friend for that person, even if no one else
can hear what it says. Have you heard any of
the Christopher Robbins stories?
S3 (11:39):
Oh yes, I loved Christopher Robin. He had such wonderful
adventures with his friends. There was Eeyore, the donkey. Tigger.
Everyone else thought Tigger was just a stuffed toy tiger,
but Christopher Robin knew better. Kanga and little Roo, Piglet, owl,
and of course, the famous Pooh Pooh Bear got into
(12:01):
all sorts of trouble, mostly because he was so fond
of honey.
S2 (12:07):
Well, to grown ups, they were all just toys. But
to Christopher Robin, they were friends and companions.
S3 (12:15):
Do you have a friend like that? One who shares
your day helps you get to sleep at night. And never, never,
never tells anyone else your secrets.
S4 (14:08):
Happy Pants is a special radio show just for kids
like you and me.
S2 (14:15):
Of course, being a friend works both ways. If you
want to have a friend, you have to be a
friend to all those things your friend does for you.
Like listening, sharing, and helping. You have to be ready
to do for your friend.
S3 (14:33):
And that means sharing your friend as well. Being a
real friend doesn't mean being a you can't be friends
with anyone else. If you want to be friends with me,
kind of a person. It means you have to feel
happy to see your friend happy. Sometimes that might mean
that your friend wants to play cricket with someone else
instead of football with you. That doesn't mean they don't
(14:54):
like you anymore. It just means your friend likes cricket
more than football.
S2 (14:59):
Lots of people say they have hundreds of friends.
S3 (15:03):
What they mean is they have lots of people they
write to on the internet. Online, people can say all
sorts of things and you'll never know if they're true
or not. A real friend is someone you know all
about and who knows all about you.
S2 (15:17):
A real friend knows all the good things about you
and all the not so good things too. And they
like you for what you really are inside. A real
friend will always tell you the truth, even if it
hurts a bit.
S3 (15:37):
Real friends are precious, whether they are human or animal,
or even just in your imagination.
S2 (18:05):
Kate. I'm looking at this bracelet made of beads. The
little blue beads make flower shapes.
S3 (18:12):
Ah, so they do. That shape is a forget me not.
And it's on a green background. Forget me nots mean
just that. Forget me not. So that bracelet says have
a long life and remember me forever.
S2 (18:28):
Or how could I forget you?
S3 (18:32):
I'm looking at the beads. Each flower has four blue
beads and a white one in the middle.
S2 (18:39):
Oh, I know where this is going. That's five beads
per flower. You are going to ask me how many
flowers are on the bracelet?
S3 (18:49):
Okay. Clever clogs, tell me.
S2 (18:52):
Um, ten.
S3 (18:54):
So how many beads is that?
S2 (18:58):
Well, five beads for each flower and ten flowers on
the bracelet. That's ten. Lots of five. Oh, can I
work this out the easy way?
S3 (19:08):
Of course, if there is an easy way.
S2 (19:11):
Well, anytime you have to work out this kind of sum,
and there is a number with zero on the end,
you can put the zero away for a tick. Work
out the sum without it and put it back on
the end when you have the answer. We have ten
lots of five, so put the zero away for a bit.
That leaves just the one one lot of five is five.
(19:34):
Put the zero back on the end of your answer
and the five becomes 50. Ten lots of five comes
to 50.
S3 (19:42):
Really, really clever clogs. How about this one? The ten
flowers used 50 beads. How many beads were blue and
how many were white?
S2 (19:54):
Well, that's getting complicated. Oh. Silly me. Each flower had
one white bead in the middle and there were ten flowers.
So there were ten white beads. There were 50 beads
all up. So 50 take away. Ten is 50. 40.
(20:17):
40 blue beads and ten white beads are.
S3 (20:21):
You've got it. Okay, time for a story. Our story
today is about, you guessed it, friends.
S2 (20:31):
Thank you for being my friend. By Peter Bentley and
Jill McLean. It was a dark night in the bedroom.
Nothing stirred. Nothing except a heap of bright wrapping paper
on the end of the bed. It crackled. It shook.
(20:55):
And then out popped a toy horse. Hello, said the horse.
I'm Cleo. But there was no answer. Cleo trotted across
the bed. Woof! Cleo tumbled onto the floor. There were
strange shapes in the dark. I'm scared, shivered Cleo. I
(21:20):
can see monsters. There was a thin monster. A plump monster.
A tall monster. And a monster with no head. Cleo
saw a faint gleam, a light. Trying not to wake
any of the monsters, she trotted carefully towards the door.
(21:42):
She tumbled out onto the landing. Ah, said Cleo, it's
only the moon. Suddenly a cloud slid over the moon,
and everything went dark. And then something downstairs went. Bong! Bong!
(22:06):
Cleo nearly jumped out of her skin. And the monster
she whinnied Bong! Bong! Help! Nade! Cleo! Cleo spun on
her hooves and galloped back the way she'd come. She
hurtled into the bedroom and tripped over something on the floor. Oh,
(22:27):
groaned the thing. Drowsily. Who are you? I'm Leo, muttered Cleo.
But please don't gobble me up. Then the moon came
out again, and Cleo saw that the thing was a
fluffy yellow duck. I'm Daphne. Smiled the duck. And why
(22:50):
would I want to swallow you up? Cleo told Daphne
all about the monsters. The monsters won't get you, said Daphne. Promise?
Asked Cleo with a big yawn. Promise, said Daphne kindly.
Why don't you snuggle down with me? You won't go,
(23:13):
will you? Said Cleo. No. You're safe now. Night night,
said Daphne. Night, night. The next morning Cleo peeped from
under Daphne's wing. Morning, sleepyhead. Quack. Daphne. Come and meet
(23:34):
all the monsters. Cleo shot back under Daphne's wing. Oh,
don't worry, laughed Daphne. They won't eat you. I promised, remember,
the thin monster was a lamp. The plump monster was
a heap of cushions. The tall monster was a wardrobe,
(23:59):
and the headless monster was a dressing gown hanging on
the door. And the one that chased Cleo was the
grandfather clock. Tick tock, tick tock. I've been silly. Smiled Cleo. No,
(24:22):
you've not, said Daphne. Lots of things look scarier in
the dark. doc. I don't think I'll be scared any more,
said Cleo. Now that you're my friend.
S3 (24:35):
That was a reading of Thank You for Being My Friend,
written by Peter Bentley and Jill McLean. The reader was Geraldine.
So what have we done today? We had a big
word to add to the list. Clasp. It means to
hold together. We heard about lots of different kinds of friends,
but the most important kinds of friends are the ones
(24:57):
who care about you as much as you care about them.
S2 (25:01):
We had a story about Cleo, who was afraid about
lots of things until she found a friend who could
help her understand what the scary things really were.
S3 (25:14):
And we'd like to say a big thank you to
our listeners who have given us their feedback about the program.
We really appreciate your comments.
S2 (25:21):
If there was anything in today's program about which you
would like to know more, or you would just like
to say hello. You can contact us on Radio Vision Australia.
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Keep wearing those happy pants and we'll catch you next time.
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Happy pants is produced on the lands of the Whadjuk
Noongar people. Vision Australia Radio acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander peoples as the first Australians, and the traditional owners
of the land. Across our working area, we pay our
respects to elders past, present and future in maintaining their cultures,
countries and their spiritual connection to the lands and waters.
Vision Australia Radio acknowledges and respects the genuine diversity and
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richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia.
Happy pants has been made possible with the support of
the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
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