Your new Neighbours: why Australia’s latest soap The Heights tells a different story

The Heights’ co-creator Que Minh-Luu wanted a show about the real Australia, set in public housing. The first of its 30 episodes premieres this week

“We’re living in the age of diversity man, we’ll get an A for sure!”

So says Sabine (Bridie McKim), a teenager living with cerebral palsy, to her Indigenous mate Mich (Calen Tassone) in an episode of The Heights: a new 30-episode serial drama – read: an upscale soap opera – premiering on the ABC on Friday. The line’s a bit flippant but still a touch meta. Diversity and representation is at the core of The Heights, and I don’t care who knows it. Also, please give us an A.

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