A beautiful story of volunteering from one of my Chinese students When I retired in 2015, after many years as an agricultural researcher,...

Covid-19 isolation has led us to review our ways of networking and conducting business meetings and interviews. We may not be able to...

Why do we network? To form friendships To achieve our goals/business To get business referrals To navigate everyday life It sounds easy...

When I first came back to Australia and started working in the corporate sector, two words stood out – ‘silly season’. If you are a...

Is this your first Australian Christmas? Is it different from what you thought Christmas is celebrated? Does it seem different from what...

I was recently asked "How is it that someone from a financial sector background ended up as a judge at the Australian International...

Newly arrived migrants might be wondering what Anzac Day is all about? What is the significance of Anzac Day? Why is it a holiday? For...

What is volunteering and why should you think about doing it? Volunteering is about giving back to your community without expecting...

It was a beautiful sunny summer day. A group of International students, including me, were visiting Coffs Harbour in northern NSW. As...

It was a beautiful sunny Summer day. A group of International students including myself were visiting Coffs Harbour. As part of the...

When I first started living in an apartment block in Sydney, my elderly neighbour knocked on my door. “Did you cook any seafood?” she...

A skilled migrant arrived in Sydney and joined the corporate sector. She was invited to a Team Meeting. What’s that? She had no idea of...

Recently, the unit doors in our apartment block were replaced. My elderly neighbour, let’s call him Jim, was outside speaking to the...

Communal dining is fun - a food ritual to share as many dishes as possible. A while back, at a conference, 10 of us went to a Chinese...

You’ve arrived at your new workplace on the first day. You are being taken around to meet people and shown where you are going to be...