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.

May 3, 2022

Olena Lima on the invisible victims of the Ukrainian conflict

Olena is a Ukraine-born Australian and the Founder of a niche digital marketing agency, based in Sydney. Olena participated in the Remarkable Woman’s Voices of the Ukraine event, of which Missing Perspectives was the media partner.

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May 2, 2022

Kateryna Argyrou on the current challenges facing Ukrainians

Kateryna Argyrou was born in Ukraine, spent her childhood in Canada, and moved to Australia 10 years ago. She graduated with honours from George Washington University and the London School of Economics. She is currently an investment analyst at Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA), and volunteers as the Co-Chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) and a Co-Founder and NSW Representative of the Australian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (AUCC).

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April 20, 2022

Aluel Atem: When girls are commodified, education becomes a luxury

Aluel M.B Atem is a Development Economist who has a keen interest in Gender and Conflict Transformation. She is an African Feminist Activist who believes change is not only limited to offline and in-person engagements, media too is an effective tool for social change. She utilizes every space she occupies to initiate and or challenge narratives that reinforce gender stereotypes and roles. She hosts Gender Talk 211 an African-Feminist platform where South Sudanese explore and share resources, knowledge, experiences and skills that facilitate conversations on Gender.

Aluel Atem

April 8, 2022

Freshta Karim on inspiring the next generation of children in Afghanistan

Freshta Karim is the director of Charmaghz, a Kabul based NGO dedicated to promoting critical thinking among children through providing resources and space on buses turned into mobile libraries. This article was written before the Taliban takeover in 2021.

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April 7, 2022

Climate change and COVID-19: Pacific women showing strong governance and resilience throughout the crises

Belyndar Maonia Rikimani is a Climate Activist and a One Young World Ambassador from Solomon Islands, a Final Year Law student at the University of the South Pacific - USP and is a member of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change - PISFCC for which she is the Vice President.

Belyndar Rikimani

April 5, 2022

Meet Taghreed Ramdan, an Egyptian Fashion Designer Empowering the Underprivileged Women of Ezbet Khairallah

Toka Omar Qassem is a freelance constructive multimedia journalist, teaching assistant, and post producer. She has a Master’s degree in TV and Digital Journalism, and enjoys multitasking as a one-person crew. She has always wanted to focus on what’s beyond hard news.

Toka Qassem

March 14, 2022

Breaking the Bias: Reflecting on International Women’s Day

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March 2, 2022

Olga Oleinikova on the latest developments in the Ukraine

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February 23, 2022

Ema Camo on the uneasy peace in Bosnia

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February 22, 2022

Natalia Oelsner on Bolivia – where love and violence go hand in hand

Natalia Oelsner is a Bolivian journalist specialising in Latin American affairs. She has worked in countries including Bolivia, El Salvador and France and reported for international media outlets such as CNN and Euronews. Warning: This post deals with sexual violence and might be distressing for some readers.

Natalia Oelsner

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