In 1999, there were just two Indigenous actors on Australian television: Aaron Pederson and Heath Bergerson. Today, 5% of all main characters on our small screens are Indigenous, while Indigenous people make up 3% of our population.
Madeleine de Gabriele is Deputy Editor: Arts + Culture at The Conversation. Madeleine graduated from Deakin University with a degree in media and communication. She returns to The Conversation after an internship in the Politics + Society section in 2014, and several stints in the Arts + Culture section during 2015.
