Nina Oyama first broke into comedy in 2012 as a rising star. Now, she's a master of her craft with multiple TV shows Utopia, Taskmaster Australia, and Deadloch under her belt and a new standup special: Nina Oyama - is Coming.
- Hannah Diviney
While there were many usual suspects on the list, we wanted to pull together some of the trailblazing women on the list who might not be on your radar yet.
- Phoebe Saintilan
The celebrity chef first appeared on the cooking show as a contestant in 2009.
- Alicia Vrajlal
"There's a scene... that made my heart ache as a disabled person, all about the unseen mental gymnastics and emotional labour people in our community have to do just to function as a ‘normal teenager’."
- Hannah Diviney
People with disabilities to the front!
- Hannah Diviney
Estéreo Picnic Festival isn't just a music festival; it's a celebration of empowerment, diversity, and cultural pride.
- Gabriela Barzallo
How often do we see a First Nations woman playing the lead in an Aussie rom-com series?
- Alicia Vrajlal
These talented female chefs are ready to stir things up in the TV kitchen.
- Alicia Vrajlal
"The kind of poetry we’re all used to being exposed to was pretty toxic, really, and I wanted to flip that on its head."
- Hannah Diviney
While the arts landscape has changed a lot since she kicked off her career two decades ago, the struggle to diversify it beyond what Nahlous calls a ‘Euro-American canon’ is still ongoing.
- Elfy Scott