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05-09-2016, 05:42 AM
Australian television puts diversity on top of the agenda for one night only
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The Logies, the so-called night of nights of Australian television, has rarely been a bastion of diversity throughout the award's more than 50-year history.
On Sunday, this changed.
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Two powerful speeches took on the racism, ***ism and negativity prevalent in Australian entertainment — something that has never quite been addressed by the wider television industry, let alone by the Logies itself.
It's a refreshing change for an evening where the thanking of agents, casts and family members is the common theme of acceptance speeches — **t politics. For one night, Australia was made to face these issues head on. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/08/logies-diversity-two-speeches/)
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The Logies, the so-called night of nights of Australian television, has rarely been a bastion of diversity throughout the award's more than 50-year history.
On Sunday, this changed.
SEE ALSO: Classic birthday cakes will give you a dose of **stalgia and a sugar high (http://mashable.com/2016/05/07/classic-australian-birthday-cakes/)
Two powerful speeches took on the racism, ***ism and negativity prevalent in Australian entertainment — something that has never quite been addressed by the wider television industry, let alone by the Logies itself.
It's a refreshing change for an evening where the thanking of agents, casts and family members is the common theme of acceptance speeches — **t politics. For one night, Australia was made to face these issues head on. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/08/logies-diversity-two-speeches/)
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