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How to really ‘Live Below the Line’
Written by Stu O'Brien
The annual ‘Live Below the Line’ campaign is on again this month. The campaign is described as ‘a way to better understand extreme poverty’ and involves participants eating for $2AUD a day for 5 days. The campaign began in Melbourne in 2010, supported by Australian NGO’s The Oaktree Foundation and […]
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Stu O'Brien
Stu lives in Melbourne and has a Masters in Development Practice from University of Queensland. He has lived and worked in Philippines, Tanzania, Kenya, Nauru and remote Australia. Stu will be self-publishing his first travel book, ‘Everything all of the time’ later this year covering his travels and volunteering (www.knmtanzania.com) in Africa. There is a facebook page here, https://www.facebook.com/eaott which you can 'like.'
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Remanufacturing Australia’s future
Written by Stu O'Brien
Globalisation is still a concept not fully felt by many Australians, cushioned as we are by strong domestic industries such as manufacturing and mining. Geographically disconnected from the rest of the world, we are more used to seeing the negative effects of globalisation such as skyrocketing unemployment, tumbling property markets […]
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A woman’s worth less?
Written by Stu O'Brien
When Jane opened a letter from her manager about her request for a pay rise, she was overcome with that sinking feeling that many Australian working women know only too well. After 13 years as a medical receptionist at an inner city Melbourne medical practice, not only did the response […]
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After dark in Melbourne: Women in the sex industry
Written by Stu O'Brien
Recently voted the world’s most liveable city, Melbourne is known for its food, festivals and football. Poverty is not a theme often attributed to Australia’s second largest city. However as the city rapidly expands – three of the country’s fastest growing postcodes are in Melbourne’s north – not everyone is […]
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Op Knocks: Sustainable Growth in Melbourne
Written by Stu O'Brien
Melbourne is a city known for its love of vintage and alternative fashion. Linked to this, is a love of the op shop, or thrift shop. The hundreds of op stores throughout the city range from small neighbourhood shops to giant warehouse superstores.
