This article highlights the importance of cultural competence in addressing workplace misunderstandings. It encourages self-awareness, active listening, and respecting diverse perspectives to build more inclusive environments. By recognising and addressing cultural differences, organisations can promote collaborative and equitable workplaces that respect all cultures.

The "Impact and Responsibility of Effective Allyship" blog from Diversity Council Australia highlights the importance of self-awareness for allies in recognising their privilege and power. It emphasises that effective allyship requires ongoing, active support for marginalised communities, including challenging discrimination, amplifying voices, and fostering inclusive, equitable environments.

From finding the box office to seeing other faces that look like yours, accessibility is about more than bathrooms and lifts, argues Tasnim Hossain.

Championing diversity without dismantling institutional racism is like putting up a ‘safe to dive’ sign without doing any work to deepen the pool, writes Katrina Irawati Graham.

From Audre Lorde's groundbreaking essays to Ibram X. Kendi's guide to being antiracist, these books are a great resource for understanding why people are protest racism.

This article explains the importance of Aboriginal Art and the desparate need for people, and governments, to support it.

Strategies for people of colour to use to refocus discussion if a white speaker hijacks a conversation during a session on anti-racism. 

Luke Pearson argues that cultural education should focus on improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, not making white people feel better. Reflecting on decades of work in the field, he says racism isn’t caused by ignorance but is a system designed to maintain power and privilege. Sharing trauma to build empathy often benefits non-Indigenous participants more than the communities it's meant to support. Instead, Pearson calls for anti-racism training and systemic change that centres accountability, not tokenism.

In this article, Backman explores what it looks like to pay for the unearned advantages his whiteness has afforded him.

The Q+ShouldA panel discusses  the term "white privilege"  and if it should stop being used?

Dr. Caprice Hollins explains why we often fail to have productive conversations about race, race relations, and racism in this country. Her talk sheds light on why People of Color and White people take different approaches to these conversations and what White people can do to move race conversations forward.

Conversations about race can be uncomfortable because they can challenge our sense of our own identity. The resources available on this page help individuals understand the concept of white fragility and how to efficiently have conversations about race free from defensiveness.

Arts, screen and creative sector organisations can use this free, 10-minute survey tool to gain a quick snapshot of their organisation’s engagement with diversity, access and representation.

This article urges individuals to check their privilege and confront anti-Blackness in the fight against racism. It emphasises the need for self-awareness, genuine action, and personal responsibility to move beyond performative allyship and actively challenge systemic racism, while amplifying Black voices for lasting change.

A call to move away from superficial efforts at inclusion and bring about meaningful change in how community engagement and outreach is practised in the arts.

Hello, lovely to meet you. I’m Cessalee: a Black woman, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) consultant, director and performer, arts audience member, and advocate for a better industry – can we talk? I’m compelled to share my perspective in light of the recent and not so recent commentary on racism and language in critique, both in Australia and around the globe.

After doing an anti-racism workshop with a not-for-profit music organisation, this author received push back. In this article, she highlights some observations on some of the push back she received and critiques the false sense of immunity art spaces tend to hold.

After serving the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Hopkinson explains the systemic racism that plays out in DC arts grant funding, and the role of white privilege.

This excerpt is from Reni Eddo‐Lodge’s work—it’s taken from her piece that eventually became known as Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (originally published as an article before the book came out).

Nine suggestions for what to say—and how to manage strong emotions—when you’ve been called out. Tips include taking time to reflect, acknowledging the emotional labour involved in raising tough issues with you, offering a genuine apology, and committing to change.

The particular focus of my research is to understand white privilege and its legacy, and as it relates to my early informal and formal experiences and lifetime of work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote, regional and urban Australian settings from 1981 to 2021. Consideration of a creative memoir of my working life as a white, middle-class Australian caused me to reflect on my own privileges and the relative disadvantage of the Indigenous Australians I worked with in the fields of adult education, community development, public administration and governance.

This article aims to persuade at least some leaders to acknowledge their privilege(s). And from that become more effective decision makers and more powerful advocates for action.

Depending on your lot in life, you may see the status quo as a result of unearned privilege or a simple reflection of merit. Backed by statistics and personal stories, lawyer Mariam Veiszadeh offers a much-needed perspective check on the quasi-equality touted in business today, calling for real change in workplace diversity and inclusion that routs out biases rather than replicating them.

Dr. Robin DiAngelo is the author of "What Does it Mean to Be White? Developing White Racial Literacy" and has been an anti-racist educator, and has heard justifications of racism by white men and women in her workshops for over two decades. This justification, which she calls “white fragility,” is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. These moves include outward display of emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and behaviors such as argumentation, silence, and leaving the stress-inducing situation.

The Guide to Allyship offers practical advice on how individuals can be effective allies to marginalised communities. It covers key principles such as self-reflection, recognising privilege, and taking action to support social justice. The resource empowers individuals to understand their impact, acknowledge power dynamics, and actively engage in allyship.

This short quiz is designed to build racial literacy, prompt reflection, and spark meaningful dialogue. Using real-world, scenario-based questions, it encourages critical thinking and offers practical resources for further learning. It takes around 15 minutes to complete. It’s not graded — it’s a tool for growth.