MDIA2003_19

Youth Disenchantment with Mardi Gras

Members of the Queer Youth community share their perspectives on the 2019 Mardi Gras parade, exposing various anxieties. Madeleine Coutts and Kellie Highet report.  Wearing pajamas and a pair of bejewelled sunnies, Steph swung open her apartment door. Sitting on the couch was her girlfriend, Romy, dressed in jeans with a pair of equally bedazzled […]

MDIA2003_19

The family of Afghan refugees giving Australia a fair go

“I’m never interested in being seen as solely a victim of circumstance and identity. That’s quite boring and fairly disempowering.” – Yassmin Abdel-Magied  Since their arrival in Australia, Marzay and his sister Nabila Sarwary have overcome discrimination and language barriers in Australia to build their dream careers from the ground up. Marzay Sarwary’s journey has […]