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Why Gen Y?
I’m a “Gen Y-er.” At the age of 30, I just fit in to the classification. Over the past several decades, work culture has changed significantly in Australia, and some employers would complain of our desire for flexible work options, training opportunities, and work-life balance. On the other hand, we […]
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Graduated, Skilled, Eager and Unemployed
Are Australian undergraduates looking forward to getting employed when they graduate, or are they concerned about prospects in Australia? “Go to university,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said… The effects of the GFC linger even in our isolated corner of the world. While older Australian workers grip tightly to […]
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Healthcare starts with the Basics of Smelly Business
When we talk about healthcare in Solomon Islands, it’s back to the very basics. It’s more basic than doctors, hospitals or access to medical supplies. My visit to a coastal village in Ngela, Central Islands Province, really opened my eyes to how the absence of proper sanitation affects people’s health […]
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Resource curse or blessing: mining and Aboriginal communities in the Pilbara
Initially, the thought of large-scale mining in Australia saddens me, imagining the inevitable scar it will leave on the landscape. Although I am not an indigenous Australian, I can imagine this sentiment must be much stronger for peoples who believe they do not own the Earth, but rather, they are […]
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Homes and Hopes
Manila needs to optimize urban design, one that uses sustainable development as a tool to address the needs of the people. In this city that was once torn by wars, there should be space for in-city relocation and revitalized waterways. There should be space for better life.