Inside Sembawang Quarantine in Singapore
A few weeks ago I wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian about bringing our cat Butters to Australia from Myanmar via...
Inside Sembawang Quarantine in Singapore
Jess Mudditt’s list of freelance job sites
Jess Mudditt’s list of freelance job sites
Here's a list of websites that offer gigs to freelance writers in Australia. Enjoy!
Darcy Street Project: Training young people one coffee at a time
Darcy Street Project: Training young people one coffee at a time
Published in the April edition of The Point Magazine The Darcy Street Project is a social enterprise in Parramatta that has...
A little bit of Burma in Blacktown
A little bit of Burma in Blacktown
I went to Blacktown in Sydney's west to meet the owner of Sun's Burmese Kitchen for The Point Magazine.
The Kitchen opens in Parramatta
The Kitchen opens in Parramatta
I went to the opening of a new restaurant in Parramatta last week called The Kitchen, which is run by a Filipino-Indian duo...
Women’s empowerment helps build a strong economy, says Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner during Dhaka visit
Women’s empowerment helps build a strong economy, says Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner during Dhaka visit
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.”
Bing the Comeback King: Australian cricketer Brett Lee talks exclusively to The Independent
Bing the Comeback King: Australian cricketer Brett Lee talks exclusively to The Independent
“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.
Balgo: Indigenous Australian art exhibition opens in Dhaka
Balgo: Indigenous Australian art exhibition opens in Dhaka
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.
Learning to drive defensively
Learning to drive defensively
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.
Budget airline blues
Budget airline blues
Budget airlines are the great equalisers of sky travel: may they grow more plentiful and cheaper still. And when the number of “no-frills” carriers does increase significantly, they will surely begin to compete with one another in terms of how nicely they treat passengers as well as their affordability. Rather than stripping down services to the point where it costs US$1.50 to use the toilet during a flight (don’t do it, Ryan Air!) and inflating the price of snack food by almost 400 percent, the concept of the complimentary may come back in vogue, even if we are paying a bit less than the rest.
Why I’d prefer you not to vote for Tony Abbott as Australian Prime Minister
Why I’d prefer you not to vote for Tony Abbott as Australian Prime Minister
Before leaving Australia in 2006, I told my family that I wouldn’t return until there was a change of government. Sure, I was...
Google helped me see the light: I have a thing for Christian hymns
Google helped me see the light: I have a thing for Christian hymns
When I was about 13 years old, I wrote two poems on cardboard, covered them in a sticky, shiny, plastic wrap and stuck them on...
