Who We Are

SBS speaks to linguistic and revivalist expert Ghil'ad Zuckermann on Indigenous language revival.

SBS speaks to writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law, known for co-creating the TV show Wellmania, and authoring books like The Family Law and Gaysia. Law was featured in Episode Two of Who We Are on the topic of media representation. Here is the extended version of that conversation from 2023.

Code switching is something many people do and experience, often without realising it. While code switching is extremely nuanced and contextual, it’s often experienced to a heightened degree for people from racially marginalised backgrounds, especially in situations where they feel culturally unsafe. In this episode Hannah Kwon speaks to mental health and intersectionality expert Budi Sudarto and...

When Geoff Anderson suffered a horrific work accident, he fell into a deep depression. Then one day he received a knock on the door that would change his life, leading him to discover his Indigenous heritage language and gain a new perspective on life. In this episode Hannah Kwon chats to Geoff Anderson about his journey from suffering a mental health breakdown to eventually turning his life aroun...

Identity can mean different things to different people. Films and shows are often the first idea we get about people outside of our own communities. But how accurate is the representation of modern Australia that we see on our screens? This is 'Who We Are', a special podcast series where we take a closer look at what identity means in Australia today. This episode explores how identity is represen...

About a third of all registered marriages in Australia are intercultural. Experts say the increase in such relationships in Australia, marriage or otherwise, reflects a sense of social cohesion and acceptance more broadly. But interracial marriage was once frowned upon and restricted by the state. This, coupled with an added social pressure, sought to discourage people from engaging in intercultur...

Home to one of the world's oldest continuous cultures and over seven million people born overseas, identity in multicultural Australia is complex. Join Hannah Kwon as she chats with guests including writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law on Asian-Australian media representation, the Scanlon Foundation's Trish Prentice on interracial relationships and Geoff Anderson on how learning his Indigenous heri...