She’s both an up and coming actress and an Indigenous Australian activist.
And on Monday, Madeleine Madden said that the statue debate is tearing the nation apart.
Speaking to Confidential, the 20-year-old said we shouldn’t be tearing down the statues, but instead adding new ones.
Speaking out: On Monday, Madeleine Madden said that the statue debate is tearing the nation apart
‘Tearing (statues) down is not the way…it creates negativity,’ she said.
‘Let’s have statues like that, but let’s also have statues of Indigenous men and women. I think the way we should go is to have more.’
But although on board to keep the current colonial monuments, the actress said that as for Australia Day on January 26th, that date should be changed.
Her thoughts: ‘Let’s have statues like that, but let’s also have statues of Indigenous men and women. I think the way we should go is to have more’
Voice: Writing an article for the Sydney Morning Herald earlier in the year, the grand-daughter of Indigenous activist Charles Perkins said the current Australia Day is a day of mourning
Writing an article for the Sydney Morning Herald earlier in the year, the grand-daughter of Indigenous activist Charles Perkins said the current Australia Day is a day of mourning.
‘January 26 is a day of mourning and remembering for our First Nation people, and there are still some backwards people who don’t acknowledge that – which makes my heart feel heavy,’ she wrote.
‘Now, more than ever before, I have seen so many Australians coming together and wanting to #ChangeTheDate. This is an Australia I’m willing to celebrate; an Australia that listens, learns and empathises with our Indigenous people.’
Actress in the making: Madeleine’s also set to star in Foxtel’s haunting Picnic At Hanging Rock remake later this year
Madeleine’s also set to star in Foxtel’s haunting Picnic At Hanging Rock remake later this year.
And the actress says the six-part series explores ‘feminist’ themes of ‘inequality and women’s rights’, something she’s really excited about delving into.
‘I realised recently that the majority of my favourite shows are seen through the feminist gaze and Picnic is so much a part of this movement,’ she said to The Daily Telegraph last month.
Speaking out: And the actress says the six-part series explores ‘feminist’ themes of ‘inequality and women’s rights’, something she’s really excited about delving into