The swastika is still used as a weapon. Just ask any Jewish politician.
MAMAMIA - The swastika is more than a criss-cross of jagged lines, or a symbol of history from time long ago. As a Jewish person, part of me wishes it was just that…
Safe bathrooms and respecting pronouns: What trans people want to see change in Australia.
MAMAMIA - The final instalment of a three-part series which explores the reality of being trans in Australia today.
'I've been harassed in the boys' bathroom': What it's like to live as trans in Australia.
MAMAMIA - The second of a three-part series which explores the reality of being trans in Australia today.
Trans Day of Visibility: What it's like coming out as trans in Australia.
MAMAMIA - The first of a three-part series which explores the reality of being trans in Australia today.
'Mean girls' and Australian politics: What the story leaves out.
MAMAMIA - The late Senator Kimberley Kitching loved her dogs.
OPINION: I'm size 14-16 and needed two outfits. Instead, I had a meltdown.
MAMAMIA - There I stood before the fitting room mirror (partially) in a black sequined gown. A woman, terrified.
This is the brutality of war: The photo the world cannot look away from.
MAMAMIA - The photograph will be seared into my mind forever.
OPINION: Boyfriend, engagement, wedding, babies: I’m 33 and tired of the pressure of 'next'.
MAMAMIA - I was 21 years old and three bites into my bagel – extra pickles, of course – when I noticed a woman sitting at the next table, looking my way.
The reality for women in politics in Australia.
MAMAMIA - In 2010, Julia Gillard became the first woman to be Prime Minister of Australia. On whatever side of the political divide you sit, it arguably heralded a time of renewed optimism for women with strong political (or professional) aspirations.
‘My parents are doctors in Ukraine. They’re running between bomb shelters and hospitals.’
MAMAMIA - “When is it going to end?” It was the exasperated question that Victoria Stepanenko’s mother, Dr. Natalia Stepanenko, sobbed from a Chernihiv hospital, in northern Ukraine.
EXCLUSIVE: We spoke to Australian families inside Ukraine. They're too terrified to show you their faces.
MAMAMIA - It was a blast so large that Aliza could hear the doors and windows of her father’s Kharkiv apartment clap through the phone to her home in Melbourne.
'Our daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. This is our life now.'
MAMAMIA - As a mum, how do you grapple news like that? “I don’t think you ever do, to be honest. You learn to live with it a little easier. You learn to function a little bit better everyday.”…
'Family violence left me homeless at 15. Here's how I survived.'
MAMAMIA - At 15 years old, Kristen walked out of the tiny commission flat that she shared with her mother – for the last time. With only the school uniform she was wearing, school bag, and $10 in her pocket, she walked to a friend’s place and pleaded to stay the night. But she was turned away.
Are you feeling beyond burnt out? Welcome to 'The Great Exhaustion'.
MAMAMIA - I’m tired. That’s not true. I’m exhausted.
Planned escape routes, Neo-Nazis and violence: Antisemitism is rising in Australia.
MAMAMIA - I had an escape route planned. If I heard someone enter by force from the main entrance, hopefully I’d have enough time to race to the back door, down the stairs outside. And run. Hopefully.
'My COVID-positive dad was sent home from ICU too soon. They needed his bed.'
MAMAMIA - After five days on a ventilator in the ICU of a major regional Victorian hospital, Natalie’s dad, Ron, was sent home last week. “We were told that because he didn't require a ventilator anymore, they needed to free up the beds,” she tells Mamamia.
'I'm recovering from COVID, and I'm over people trivialising it on social media.'
MAMAMIA - I unfollowed quite a few people from social media this week. There, as I lay in the bed that I hadn’t the energy to make in over a week, with hair in much need of a wash, I was faced with a social feed of influencers, acquaintances and media personalities making light of COVID.
‘I booked flights interstate on Monday. Then I had a meltdown’
MAMAMIA - I had a meltdown on Monday night. Yes, I had a meltdown at this time of year, where I should be festive! And happy! And ready to celebrate! Because whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the end of year period is normally a cracking time in Australia – or at least, I can say, in Melbourne, where I call home.
Shaun is the first man to have a child via surrogate in Victoria
MAMAMIA - In the 10 day period that followed the transfer of the embryo, Shaun Resnik and Carla Pincombe made a deal: No at-home pregnancy tests to see if she was successfully pregnant. Wait for the blood test on day 10.
Stop comparing Australia’s COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust
MAMAMIA - As a Jewish person, it is triggering to see this symbol, exploited by those who wish to pedal their own agenda. Have your opinions, sure. But do not appropriate the suffering experienced by marginalised groups who were targeted for nothing more than their existence.