The Assembly: ABC series with Autistic journalism students wins screen award

The Assembly has won the annual Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network Award.
Sam Neill in The Assembly. Image: ABC.

The Assembly, the ABC’s series featuring Autistic journalism students, has won the annual Screen Diversity and Inclusion Network (SDIN) Award at this year’s Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards. 

The show, which premiered on the ABC last August, follows 15 Autistic journalism students as they interview well-known Australian personalities, including actor Sam Neill, sporting legend Adam Goodes and singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem.

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Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He was formerly Deputy Editor of The Conversation and joined ScreenHub as Managing Editor in 2022. X: @pauldalgarno. Insta: @dalgarnowrites