Our stories of impact

Read the latest stories, research, and interviews from across Minderoo Foundation and our partners.

Gender Equality
Is analysis paralysis the real barrier to gender equality?
Plastics
Five plastic items to take off your Christmas wish list.
Plastics
The tug of war on plastics: why the Global Plastics Treaty talks stalled.
Communities
Context: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
Communities
Are you one pay check away from homelessness?
Plastics
A once in a generation chance to halt the insidious march of plastic.
Gender Equality
Have efforts to address gender inequality in Australia gone too far?
Natural Ecosystems
As world leaders gather for COP29, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Communities
A 25-year commitment to support future generations of West Australian artists.
Gender Equality
The individual and collective: co-creating social impact to transform trauma.
Natural Ecosystems
Located in the heart of Perth, the Swan-Canning Estuary is rich in cultural and ecological significance.
Plastics
Dying mermaids and giant taps: this is how art is uniting the fight against plastic pollution.
Plastics
Take an Umbrella: opening the power of plastics chemicals research.
Gender Equality
“Left Write Hook” follows eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse as they embark on a transformative journey through a unique recovery program.
Communities
Unleashing WA’s creative power: Minderoo Artist Fund 2025. (EOIs are now closed.)
Natural Ecosystems
Uncovering the sea-crets of inner (*not outer) space.
Communities
How the Artist Fund is helping a Broome dancer build her community’s dreams.
Plastics
7 ways plastic is poisoning us (that you probably didn’t know).
Plastics
5 unsuspected everyday items that contain plastic (hint: you’re consuming them).
Communities
My journey from homelessness to hope: a story of transformation.
Philanthropy
A reimagined approach to philanthropy in Australia.
Communities
Partnering with local communities to create change for Western Australian children.
Gender Equality
Mozart’s Sister: The story of Maria-Anna, a child prodigy forgotten to time.
Plastics
Betty Osei Bonsu is my name. This is my plastic toxic story.
Plastics
Would you like a side of plastics with that?