Australian television puts diversity on top of the agenda for one night only
 

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...


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