White, straight, and on screen; report details diversity on TV
 

White, straight, and on screen; report details diversity on TV
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Despite Australia's claims of egalitarianism and multiculturalism, the country's screens present a very different picture.

Flick on a television any day of the week in the country and you'll quickly **tice the lack of diverse faces that appear; aside from maybe a reality show contestant or news reporter.

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It's a long-standing issue, but an extensive report released by the government's screen industry body Wednesday spells out just how diverse the country's screens are. And that's **t very.




Screen Australia's report, titled Seeing Ourselves: Reflections on Diversity in TV Drama, analysed 199 dramas aired in the country between 2011 and 2015, inclusive of those years.* Read more...

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