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This is where I house the musings and random scribbles that I can't reasonably expect to get paid for & an archive of some of my published work. Enjoy!

An open letter to the random white guy who made a racist joke at my expense

This past weekend was meant to be a relaxing time celebrating my partner's birthday in one of our favourite parts of the world - the NSW...

Don't overestimate the 'overclass'

(Published in response to this trash) They are entitled, lacking in resilience and empathy, but the privileged remain a waste of...

He's (not exactly) all that - a remake that fails to deliver progress from 22 years

Lockdown has enabled a fair few bad habits in me, not least of which is a complete descent into watching trashy television at all hours,...

Representation, Never Have I Ever and the unlikeable female lead

In a scene in Season 2 of Netflix show Never Have I Ever, 15-year-old Devi Vishu Kumar storms past her ex-boyfriend Ben Gross snogging...

Jane Caro on leadership: Don’t ‘toxically fart your baggage all over people’

This piece was originally published by Women's Agenda. Jane Caro is a name that immediately springs to mind when one thinks of women...

Why we need to support young migrant women to become leaders

This piece was originally published by Women's Agenda. Khadija Gbla does not think she was born a leader. Rather, it was an accidental...

Why the face of AIDS pandemic is now female

This piece was originally published by Women's Agenda. On Monday, the first official day of the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014)...

Women and money: How to get the confidence to get over the financial cringe

This post was originally published by Women's Agenda. Money – it’s not an easy topic of conversation. Talking about our salaries and...

How Do We Address Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts?

This piece was originally published in Meanjin. In today’s creative landscape, artists and institutions are having to account for more...

Writing Memoir as a Migrant

this piece was originally published on Meanjin. Writing memoir is a daunting task. Since the release of my debut book, No Country Woman,...

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