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Giridharan Sivaraman
We must not risk going backwards on racism
“Our education system is built for white knowledge and our workplaces elevate white people into leadership by default. This is not just a mere inconvenience for people who experience racism – these systems cause harm to communities, so that those who benefit can thrive.”
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French filmmaker Jessica Palud
In Being Maria, French director Jessica Palud revisits one of the most notorious scenes in cinema history to return the power of the gaze to the woman it violated.
Theatre
Malthouse’s Truth
Truth, a biographical play about Julian Assange, is a superficial history of the WikiLeaks affair that feels dated and confused.
Fiction
The sorrowing city
“At the moment of my father Chester Lemon’s birth, the doctor delivering him dropped dead. I’ve tried to picture it ever since my father told me this story – was the baby halfway out or all the way out?, what about the placenta? et cetera – but I’ve never been able to properly arrange the scene in my mind.”
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Sport #1
“Now, I’m sorry to undermine the whole sport, but that’s what I think of it, so you can stick it up your arse.”
The radio host says the Matildas remind him of Year 10 girls who are worried about whether the coach likes them. He also thinks they would complain that Michelle was being a bitch.
Sport #2
“Oh God, the Asian Cup. I’d rather hammer a nail through the head of my penis than watch that. Got any men’s sport?”
The radio host expresses exasperation that the news item in his show contains more information about women’s sport. Those 30 seconds could have been better spent, probably, on the outro to “Whole Lotta Rosie”.
Sport #3
“God, don’t ladies carry on? ... Honestly, endometriosis, and this is controversial … it’s made up.”
The radio host complains he has a sore back and needed to borrow a heat pack from his female producer. His comments, a day after discussing the Matildas, marked Triple M’s most detailed coverage of women’s health to date.
Sport #4
“I know there has been apologies but it is just completely unacceptable. I won’t be commenting anymore on it.”
The Matildas captain responds to Sheargold’s comments. She added to broader condemnation from politicians, other sportspeople and most people who had met Sheargold.
Sport #5
“Any comedy including mine can miss the mark sometimes, and I can see why people may have taken offence at my comments regarding the Matildas.”
The radio host apologises for his comments about women’s sport. Comedy was easier when it was about how swimming costumes are different now and hitting kids at the zoo.
Sport #6
“Triple M and Marty Sheargold have mutually agreed to part ways.”
The chief content officer at Southern Cross Austereo announces that Sheargold has left the network. The host’s comments on the Matildas were the final nail in the penis.
