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Alicia Vrajlal

July 25, 2024

Alyssa Huynh didn’t have a safe space to talk about racism growing up – now she’s created her own

From internalised racism to the fetishisation of Asian women, the Safe Space author documents her experience of racism in Australia, and how she found hope through community.

Alicia Vrajlal

July 24, 2024

Teen activist Frankie Mazzone is using her voice to shift the dial on trans rights

She opens up about representation, coming out, and allyship.

Alicia Vrajlal

July 2, 2024

Poh Ling Yeow says MasterChef Australia ‘represents multiculturalism at its best’

The cooking show has forged the culinary careers of herself and many other women of colour.

Alicia Vrajlal

July 1, 2024

‘Fairytale’ viral sensation to breaking records: Brazilian skateboarder Rayssa Leal’s rise to success

The 16-year-old is one of 44 street skateboarders who have qualified to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Alicia Vrajlal

June 21, 2024

‘Simone Biles Rising’ documents the gymnast’s powerful return to the spotlight at the Paris Olympics

The four-part Netflix documentary will take viewers behind the scenes of Biles’ journey over the past four years.

Alicia Vrajlal

June 19, 2024

‘Black Barbie’ director Lagueria Davis says “it’s not surprising it took 21 years” for Mattel to create the first Black Barbie

Davis' new documentary from Netflix and Shondaland fills a crucial gap in the discussion – Black representation in the Barbie universe and how it all began.

Alicia Vrajlal

June 14, 2024

Actor Alice Englert says ‘I’d been preparing my whole life’ for her role in new TV series Exposure

The Australian actor may be known to some as the daughter of director Jane Campion, but she's continuing to carve out her own creative mark in this show about grief, sex and the power of women.

Alicia Vrajlal

June 10, 2024

TikTok couple Taz and Alessia on navigating mental health and social media as content creators

"The crossover between us being women and also being queer has definitely had an impact on how we’ve been received on the internet."

Alicia Vrajlal

June 6, 2024

‘How do you prepare for something like this?’ Melissa Leong trades the kitchen for hospital in new docu-series

Melissa Leong, best known for her work as a judge on the hugely popular MasterChef series, says new show The Hospital: In The Deep End was her 'deepest' and 'most intense' work assignment to date.

Alicia Vrajlal

June 4, 2024

Matildas documentary Trailblazers amplifies the conversation around women in sport – but it shouldn’t end there

Documentary Australia's impact-focused campaign aiming to inspire viewers to “Blaze a Trail” for gender equality.

Alicia Vrajlal

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