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Jesmine Cheong has spent time working as a multi-platform journalist across Australia, reporting on stories in both regional and metro areas.

She is the current Queensland Correspondent for SBS World News and is passionate about engaging with multicultural communities. As a sole operating video journalist, she has covered breaking news events and travelled across the state to cover in-depth feature stories. Jesmine started her career with the ABC, where she covered international breaking news and worked across several bureaus.

Mandela was born in South Sudan and spent the majority of his childhood years in the north of the country and in Egypt due to the civil war in Sudan. He arrived in Australia in 2008.

Since graduating from NIDA he has appeared in Sami in Paradise, The Cherry Orchard (Belvoir); The Rolling Stone (Outhouse Theatre Company); Prize Fighter (National Tour with La Boite); Othello, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night (Sport for Jove); Macbeth (Sport for Jove) and played Hamlet in Sydney Foreign Actors Association in the production of HAMLET.

Huda Akhlaki is an emerging performer, creative and youth advocate who graduated from the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) program at Queensland University of Technology in 2024. She currently serves on the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) Youth Advisory Body and maintains a strong presence in community advocacy and youth leadership.

Huda currently works as a Student Support Officer at the Gold Coast Student Hub and within the Youth Team at Multicultural Australia, supporting and empowering young people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Brazil Pele is a Year 12 student and Peace Leadership Ambassador with QPASTT’s Peace Leadership Program, where young people develop leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills to help build stronger, more connected communities. As a young person from an African refugee background, Brazil brings a lived perspective on identity, belonging, and the role of young people in building peaceful communities.

Outside the program, Brazil is actively involved in football, coaching, church, and community leadership, and is passionate about helping others and creating positive change. He's currently working towards a childcare qualification, reflecting his commitment to supporting young people to grow and thrive.