The weight of January 26 - and the entire month of January - can weigh heavy on the shoulders of Indigenous people across the country. What is officially celebrated as the national day, ‘Australia Day’, means something very different for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Madison Howarth
"As a woman of colour who has struggled with mental health, I’ve experienced the duality of social media firsthand... I can’t help but think that Meta’s decision to deregulate, and the Albanese government’s decision to ban social media, are not all that different when they both limit the ability of marginalised voices to use social media safely," writes Varsha Yajman.
- Varsha Yajman
"When Barack Obama was elected as the first African American president, of course my family took a road trip... However, these election results shattered my dreams, leaving me with the idea of an Inauguration Weekend getaway," writes Imani Brooks.
- Imani Brooks
On January 10, 2025, Kenya's President Dr William Ruto appointed a 42-member taskforce to address the high rates of femicide and gender-based violence (GBV) occurring across the country.
- Florence Chepkorir
In the unlikely chance Anjali Sharma isn't on your radar already, that needs to change. Safe to say, we're huge fans of Anjali here at Missing Perspectives.
- Missing Perspectives
In a new piece for Missing Perspectives, Syrian journalist Sonya Alai speaks with young women across the country.
- sonya alali
Arely Carrion is the Executive Manager of Community at Mounties Group, victim-survivor advocate, board member of a range organisations that support women experiencing domestic, family or sexualised violence (DFSV), and mum of two adult twins.
- Arely Carrion
Over the last year, refugee advocate and proud Indigenous Rohingya woman Noor Azizah has become well known in policy circles for her fierce advocacy for Rohingya refugees - and calling on the government to adopt more humane policies towards refugees and asylum seekers in Australia.
- Missing Perspectives
In a moving new piece for Missing Perspectives, journalist Sonya Alali speaks with Syrian women grappling with mental health issues.
- sonya alali