Beyond the Pale

“I really get that strength from Country and from knowing that those stories are still there and you’re supposed to be telling those stories, and there’s something bigger speaking to you and speaking for you. I really get that sense of purpose from that.” – Amy McQuire

The racial justice movement gained momentum around the world in 2020, but what happened in Australia? Across the anglosphere, statues toppled, mastheads faced a reckoning and protests on the streets met conversations about representation and accountability. Yet Australian newsrooms and TV screens, our cultural and media institutions, somehow missed the moment. Why are the key figures in our public sphere so bad at addressing entrenched racism, structural power and unchallenged whiteness?

Journalist Amy McQuire, triple j Hack’s Avani Dias and IndigenousX’s Rhianna Patrick confront the white elephant in the room, with writer and broadcaster Sami Shah.

Please note, this episode contains discussion of Indigenous deaths in custody and experiences of racism.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.