CedarWorld August 2013 | Page 7

A scene from Cedar Boys because it’s more reflective of what Australia is today. After Cedar Boys was released, you were involved in an incident at a Sydney nightclub Do you think the portrayal of cultural diversity on our screens is improving? It’s slowly getting there but there is still a way to go. Shows like East West 101 and Redfern Now are pushing the parameters. But if you recall the show All Saints a few years ago, it was set in a hospital and there wasn’t a single Asian or Indian actor playing a doctor on the show. Not very representative of Australia’s cultural diversity. where some of the cast members were refused entry. Do you think this reflects an element of racism that is still prevalent in Australian society? Yes I do. The truth was that there were AngloCeltic people who were allowed entry into th