Category: Australia

A few weeks ago I wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian about bringing our cat Butters to Australia from Myanmar via Singapore. I thought it might be helpful to post some photos of the quarantine facility in Singapore on my blog, because I was a lot more apprehensive about it until I saw for myself […]

Here’s a list of websites that offer gigs to freelance writers in Australia. Enjoy!

Published in the April edition of The Point Magazine The Darcy Street Project is a social enterprise in Parramatta that has taught 450 people from disadvantaged backgrounds the fine art of making great coffee and how to land that all-important first job in hospitality. John Cafferatta has loved coffee since he was a student working […]

I went to Blacktown in Sydney's west to meet the owner of Sun's Burmese Kitchen for The Point Magazine.

I went to the opening of a new restaurant in Parramatta last week called The Kitchen, which is run by a Filipino-Indian duo called Rex Manaay and Sree Mohanan. The pair have worked together for many years and actually made two attempts to buy the premises, which was formerly Sangria. Needless to say it was […]

During a three day visit to Bangladesh, Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick advocated her belief that, “Investing in women will have a greater impact on the global economy than almost anything else.”

“Eighteen months ago, the only person who thought there was a chance I would play in the World Cup was me,” says Australian cricketer Brett Lee with a satisfied grin.

One of the world’s oldest continuing art traditions will be on show in Dhaka for the first time from 1 April at Gallery Cosmos in Malibagh, Dhaka.

As I glided through the racetrack’s arches and slid to a halt long before my defensive driving instructor blew the whistle, I knew that the power of the Volvo was wasted on me.