The first five years of a child’s life are crucial in terms of their development. It’s a period during which they learn important social skills and behaviors, and in that half of a decade, a child becomes the person they are going to be. But for Sujit Kumar, all he learnt in his first five…
A year-and-a-half after he famously won the coveted Gold Logie, Waleed Aly says he’s still misunderstood about his accompanying acceptance speech that advocated cultural diversity in Australian media. Speaking at the launch of not-for-profit organisation Media Diversity Australia in Sydney on Monday night, the 39-year-old The Project host said “the point [of the speech] wasn’t…
Diwali is here and apart from stocking up on tealight candles, sparklers and stylish saris and salwars, there’s one more thing you have to do during this year’s festival of lights. The incredible geniuses at East India Comedy created this fantastic video, featuring renditions of popular Christmas carols with a Diwali-inspired Desi twist. And…. you…
The beauty and fashion industry has come a long way in terms of embracing diversity, but it’s still too often we hear of a brand getting it so wrong and undoing the good. This has happened yet again with skincare brand Dove, which has faced a wave of backlash for its latest advertisement in which…
The Australian Human Rights Commission released two new advertisements this week delivering strong messages about anti-racism as part of its ‘Racism It Stops With Me’ campaign. One clip shows a man in a suit getting into a lift, before courteously keeping the doors open for a blonde woman who’s rushing to get in. But when…
The 2017 Emmy Awards were held in Los Angeles earlier this week, and this photo from the night is arguably the most significant and special snap that was captured. Here we see three extremely talented people involved in the television industry (and another dude who is one of these stars’ brothers), who have just made…
Women already have it tough in what is arguably a male-dominated industry, so imagine the challenges a comedian would have as a woman of colour. One rad chick who’s pushing boundaries and leaving audiences in stitches while she’s at it is Sydney-based comedian Shubha. The 22-year-old South Indian university student, whose new show Hive Mind…
It’s that time of the year again… comedy season has kicked off and we’re in the mood to have a laugh. We’ve chatted to Rowan Thambar in the past and he’s back on our radar this week with a new show kicking off in Sydney. Apologies in advance for the Taylor Swift-esque pun in the…
The 2017 Premier’s Multicultural Media Awards took place in Sydney last week, celebrating the contributions made by multicultural media outlets to the Australian media landscape. The event was MC’d by ABC reporter Kumi Taguchi, who shared a very powerful message on the night that certainly struck a chord with me. Kumi, whose father is Japanese…
Our own Alicia “Leeshie” V is featured in the latest issue of B&T magazine. The Women In Media issue shines a light on women in Australian media who come from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Alicia joins the likes of author and social advocate Yassmin Abdel-Magied and radio presenter Emma Chow in the magazine’s list…
I Am Starstruck 