Hello everyone, I’m recommending an alternative to reading this week.

I’ve gone for ‘The Australian Dream’ which is available via the BBC iPlayer. I found the documentary incredibly powerful. It’s central message is that Australia is still to come to grips with its own history, and in particular the treatment of the indigenous people contained within the landmass that we know today as Australia.

The documentary centres on Adam Goodes, an Indigenous Australian who acsends to the summit of his profession (Australian Rules Football), only to be met with a tsunami of racial hatred and abuse after making a stand against racial inequalities during his acceptance speech for the 2014 Australian of the Year award.

Whilst the documentary highlights how horrific humans can treat one another, its also reveals how fortunate we are to share the planet with people like Adam Goodes – have a watch, let me know what you think.