We decided to record a bonus episode because recently Australia’s prime minister Malcolm Turnbull landed a pretty big blow on Indigenous Australians. Last week, he rejected the Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposed in the Uluru Statement From The Heart – a way forward for recognition devised by hundreds of Indigenous leaders earlier this year. We’re recording this conversation in front of a small live audience at Junket, a Canberra conference for future leaders and people doing interesting things. Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell invited delegates into Nakkiah’s cosy hotel room to talk to about race in this country.<br><br>And to ask them the question we ask all guests: when did you first realise your race mattered?<br><br>We’ll be back in 2018 with Season 2, until then you can contact the hosts @nakkiahlui and @missmirandatap<br><br>Don’t forget, you’re Pretty… For An Aboriginal.<br><br>

Pretty For An Aboriginal

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Bonus Episode Live From Junket: Race Matters

NOV 4, 201720 MIN
Pretty For An Aboriginal

Bonus Episode Live From Junket: Race Matters

NOV 4, 201720 MIN

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We decided to record a bonus episode because recently Australia’s prime minister Malcolm Turnbull landed a pretty big blow on Indigenous Australians. Last week, he rejected the Indigenous Voice to Parliament proposed in the Uluru Statement From The Heart – a way forward for recognition devised by hundreds of Indigenous leaders earlier this year. We’re recording this conversation in front of a small live audience at Junket, a Canberra conference for future leaders and people doing interesting things. Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell invited delegates into Nakkiah’s cosy hotel room to talk to about race in this country.<br><br>And to ask them the question we ask all guests: when did you first realise your race mattered?<br><br>We’ll be back in 2018 with Season 2, until then you can contact the hosts @nakkiahlui and @missmirandatap<br><br>Don’t forget, you’re Pretty… For An Aboriginal.<br><br>