Bold. Audacious. Raw. These are just some of the words which describe the opening of Hot Blood, White Rabbit Gallery’s latest exhibit opening this weekend. 

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Bringing together 24 international artists and risk takers, Hot Blood explores contemporary issues ranging from age to gender to national identity encompassed in a post-internet era.

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Producer Amelia spoke with the gallery coordinator Hannah Toohey ahead of the show’s opening to tell us a little more about what we might expect.

As part of the Sydney Festival line up, Just Not Australian's opening weekend will be showcasing 19 Australian artists collaborating across a wide variety of mediums to talk about what contemporary Australian nationhood means.

Since the 80s and 90s,  From bars on Oxford st, to more recently suburbs like Newtown and Marrickville, drag kings have been an important part of lesbian and queer women’s lives.
 

You’ll hear from two drag performers, a drag king who goes by the stage name Ripper Gently, and Marlena Dali, a performer from the new drag wave where gendered terms are becoming less important.

A recent report released by the University of Queensland has revealed the difficulties many Indigenous women and girls face in accessing basic sanitary products.

As a result, it has forced many Aboriginal women in remote communities to use toilet paper, socks or rags instead of hygiene products like tampons or pads.

Although high costs may explain the lack of access, it’s broader impacts have a broad range of humanitarian and community groups concerned.

Triple talaq is a controversial method of divorce that allows for an instant separation in marriage if the word ‘talaq’ is pronounced three times.

Currently facing the Supreme Court of India with critics divided on the case, the verdict will likely be handed down in the coming weeks.

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Produced for The Wire, 7 June 2017.

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The issue of segregation in schools has been raised with new plans to improve education outcomes for Indigenous students.

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The proposal will see private schools opening satellite campuses for indigenous students only, however, the question of whether the plan will drive new forms of segregation in Australian schools is still at large.

Produced for The Wire Radio, 1 May 2017.

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In a report released by the Guardian today, new findings have revealed how a ‘darknet’ trader is selling Medicare patient details for as little as $30 AUD.
 

Since it’s release, the article by Paul Farrell has raised a range of responses by politicians, and cyber security experts alike.
 

The data breach also raises broader concerns surrounding the vulnerability of government -controlled databases.
 

Produced for The Wire, 4 July, 2017.

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Electric convulsive therapy or ECT is a form of treatment for severe mental health and mood disorders, used since the 1930s.
 

Despite the range of depictions in pop culture and the concerns of its long-term side effects, ECT treatments may provide relief for long-term mental health sufferers.

Produced for The Wire Radio, 18 April 2017. 

Electroconvulsive Therapy- Driving a Renewed Debate in Mental Health Treatment

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Electric convulsive therapy or ECT is a form of treatment for severe mental health and mood disorders, used since the 1930s.
 

Despite the range of depictions in pop culture and the concerns of its long-term side effects, ECT treatments may provide relief for long-term mental health sufferers.

Produced for The Wire Radio, 18 April 2017. 

The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has met with  Chairman Gautam Adani’s this week in India, during his three day visit.

It has been reported that the Prime Minister has made a claim to resolve the Native Title issues surrounding the Carmichael coalmine in Central Queensland.

If the $21 billion plan goes ahead ensuring the building of what would be Australia’s largest coal mine the projected impacts include environmental concerns ranging from the burning of fossil fuels to reef damage.

Opponents to the mine who have been resisting the Government’s plan remain firmly against Adani’s project, and believe that traditional native land owners have been forgotten in the conversation.

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Labor has today rejected the coalition’s proposed changes to Australian citizenship requirements.
 

The Coalition is asking migrants to prove their commitment to Australia by passing a new citizenship test that demands higher English levels and a stronger understanding of Australian values.

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But critics say these changes could unfairly target vulnerable people looking to enter the country.

Produced for The Wire, 20 June 2017.

Labor has today rejected the coalition’s proposed changes to Australian citizenship requirements.
 

The Coalition is asking migrants to prove their commitment to Australia by passing a new citizenship test that demands higher English levels and a stronger understanding of Australian values.

But critics say these changes could unfairly target vulnerable people looking to enter the country.

Produced for The Wire, 27 June 2017.