

People like to throw around the word ‘trailblazer’ a lot, but when it comes to Mel Harrison, there is perhaps no word more apt. A paraplegic since the age of 14, as the result of multiple back surgeries throughout her childhood, Harrison has gone down in the history books as the first person with a…

The first thing I notice when Sam Bloom’s voice drifts over the phone is just how warm and chatty she is, basking in the sun after a surf with her husband Cam. For most people, surfing is something of an unremarkable activity but for Sam, fresh off the high of her gold medal at the…

Well, if you can believe it, Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott is adding yet another string to his packed bow. The former tennis champion is launching a lucrative new partnership with the iconic Australian winery Grant Burge as part of the ‘Leave Your Mark’ campaign.
Founded in 1865, Grant Burge, a Barossa stalwart has…

You probably missed this, but the Oscars were on Monday. The glitz and glamour of the 94th Academy Awards burned bright with the potential for some pretty exciting film and acting history to be made and yet somehow, all of this was outshone by a shocking slap heard and seen (in some places uncensored) around…

Hi, I’m Hannah Diviney - a writer, disability advocate, and the Editor In Chief of Missing Perspectives. Here are my top 3 tips on how to break the bias on International Women's Day.
Tip number 1
Listen to marginalised women. If the focus of your feminism is narrowed to only hearing from the perspectives of…

Writer. Disability advocate. Editor in chief. Media disruptor. And (possibly) a political agitator, depending on who you ask. These are my job descriptions at twenty-two, fresh out of uni, and at the moment they all intersect in this brilliantly chaotic life I am working to build every day. As cliché as it might sound, the…

I cried so hard on Tuesday night I could barely see. Staring open-mouthed at my TV through a haze of happy tears, I was crying because Dylan Alcott, an incredible athlete and advocate for the disabled community, had just won Australian of the Year!
Wow. I’m forever grateful. My purpose today and everyday is to…