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In recent years, eco-anxiety – the chronic fear of environmental catastrophe – has surged among young people globally. With scientific consensus indicating a dire climate trajectory, many young people are acutely aware that their futures will be defined by these changes.
- Poppy Bell
"To celebrate this year's Lesbian Visibility Day, I gathered up my WLW mates to discuss this all-too-common phenomenon and try to get to the real roots of it all," writes Ella Burnard.
- Elle Burnard
Hello and welcome to Missing Perspectives' brand new monthly book club called "Soaliha's Shelf" where I'll be curating, recommending and reviewing the best books of 2025 by underrepresented authors so you can diversify your TBR list!
- Soaliha Iqbal
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) webpage perfectly visualises the lacklustre effort Australia has given to the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) rights internationally.
- Isabella Gockel
Author Susan Cain writes that “Everybody shines, given the right lighting”. And shine Eileen O’Mara does.
- Natasha Gillezeau
"I want to encourage Australian businesses to take a good hard look at how they support their employees more effectively through flexible maternity leave cover," writes Kelly Prior.
- Kelly Prior
It’s not news that this election, Gen Z and millennials are the dominant voter bloc - outnumbering Baby Boomers for the first time ever.
- Phoebe Saintilan
“If I buy it with cash, it’s basically free.” This kind of logic took centre stage in late 2023, when Girl Math went viral on TikTok.
- Arabella Peterson
A succulent Australian meme is a rare thing — grown in the depths of the internet and raised on a diet of existential post-capitalistic depression.
- Esther Linder
In a new piece for Missing Perspectives, actress Isha Desai reflects on her time shooting her new ABC show.
- Isha Desai
We catch up with Australian comedian Jenny Tian ahead of her Sydney Comedy Festival show, 'Jenny Travels'.
- Alicia Vrajlal
Conversations around toxic masculinity and male mental health are not new - yet the new Netflix show 'Adolescence', along with the continued platforming of polarising figures like Andrew Tate, have brought it back into the spotlight once again - and continue to shape young men’s perceptions of masculinity.
- Phoebe Saintilan
