Current Affairs

Whether it’s new legislation or the accomplishments of female world leaders, we investigate the light and the dark in hard news. We break down what policy changes mean for our readers, while exploring how the world can be a better place.

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. 
In a new feature for Missing Perspectives, Aastha Agrawal speaks to young women about the issues that matter most to them this election.
As we near the 2025 Federal Election, Prabha Nandagopal and Grace Gardiner argue that 'opting out’ of engaging with politics doesn't mean opting out of the effects.
In Tuesday’s Federal Budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced that the government will set aside $424 million for Australians with a disability.
As headlines swirl around influencers & content creators being invited to the federal budget lockup, we share our thoughts about being new media and a part of this group.
Missing Perspectives attended the budget lockup this year - which is where journalists are (almost literally) locked up in a room to read the budget papers and documents. Here are some of our key takeaways.
This story highlights the relentless work of four women from South Asia. These are women who have faced intimidation, character assassination, and countless obstacles, yet refuse to be silenced – Safina Nabi reports
To better support domestic violence victim-survivors, investigative journalist Sally Spicer implores us to start asking the right ones.
Intifar Chowdhury is a Lecturer in Government, Flinders University. This article first appeared in The Conversation.

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