Muted Suffering: Myopia and Missed Opportunities in 'Stateless'

Last year's most acclaimed Australian TV series has also been a target for criticism over its foregrounding of white characters in a story that's ostensibly about Australia's racialised refugee policies. But while such choices reflect much broader structural issues within the screen industry, Dave Crewe argues that the show's missteps go deeper than just casting decisions.

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