My husband and I moved here from Nigeria for greener pastures. It was a massive decision for us, because our son was only 11 months old at that time. Also, although I am a lawyer, my qualifications weren’t immediately recognised here, so I had to repeat part of my undergraduate degree, and redo the entire legal practice component as well, which wasn’t easy with a young child.

After I finally finished and was admitted to practise in Queensland, I put in applications everywhere but because I didn’t have local experience, I couldn’t find . . .