Explainers
Digital News Report 2024: Why Young Women Are Forced Into Comment Sections
The 2024 Digital News report contained one small insight that explains why young women and diverse audiences are ignored by Australian news.
Diversity
Interview
Angourie Rice Wants You To Post Your Mean Girls Takes Online
Australian actress Angourie Rice on playing Cady Heron in the new Mean Girls movie reboot.
Interview
Hannah-Rae Meegan & Monique Terry Are Making TV So Good I'll Watch It On My Phone
Sydney-based creative duo are making the type of entertainment young people want to see.
Interview
Being Seen: Milo Hartill on How You Can Demand Better On-Screen Representation
"White, thin and able-bodied people aren't going to work thinking about the politics of their job."
Explainers
Why Does No One Watch the Oscars Anymore? The Culture of Gatekeeping is Over
The community has appetite for cinema far beyond what the Oscars provide.
2022 Election
Everything to Consider When Voting For an Independent Candidate in This Election
Does this represent real change in Aussie politics?
Interview
This "Dumb & Fun" Comedy Web Series Is Bringing Diversity To The Aussie Entertainment Industry
"In times like this, joy is very fleeting and sought after."
Interview
Roshan Nausad a.k.a Desi Boy on Being Queer, Indian and Confident
Rohan Nausad, aka Desi Boy, is a true 21st Century creative. Genuine, confident, and incredibly multi-talented, we spoke to them about beauty standards, intersectionality, and being yourself.
Explainers
Here Are the Pros and Cons of the Controversial Digital Media Bargaining Code
When Facebook blocked all news on the platform last week, it became clear we all needed a better understanding of the Media Bargaining Code that started the fight. Here are the pros and cons of the controversial Bill...
Debatable Podcast
Episode 7: How Can We Make Aussie Entertainment More Diverse? with Pavan Dutta
Australian news media was savaged this week for being so, so white, and entertainment media is not much better. How can we – the viewers, listeners, readers – help make the media and entertainment landscape more representative of the population? It turns out we have more power than we think. Pavan Dutta,
Debatable Podcast
Episode 2: Why Don't Men Like Content Created by Women? with Josh Janssen
It’s well documented that men generally don’t read books by women, but is that true for podcasts, YouTube channels and blogs too? Why is it that male creators can build an audience that’s 50/50, while the work of female creators is invisibly labeled as being “for
Debatable Podcast
Episode 1: Who Are We Funding When We Shop? with Sianna Catullo
From the Australian bushfires, to COVID-19, to the global surge of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, 2020 has seen consumers waking up to the fact that their money has power. What’s more important, the product being bought or the person making money from it? Sianna Catullo, Chief