I’m an asylum seeker with work rights living in Sydney. As soon as I arrived in …
I’m an asylum seeker with work rights living in Sydney. As soon as I arrived in Australia, I started working as a volunteer, because I knew that even though I had 15 years’ experience in IT in my country, it would be hard to find a professional job in Australia...
Growing up in Calcutta was a lot of fun. Of course it was very crowded, but ther…
Growing up in Calcutta was a lot of fun. Of course it was very crowded, but there were many communities living together – Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Chinese, Armenian, and we young people would all join in whatever festival was happening, whether that was Chinese New Year...
In 1956, there was a big frost in Italy, and nearly all the olive trees on our f…
In 1956, there was a big frost in Italy, and nearly all the olive trees on our farm died. At that time, my father had friends in Australia telling him that money grew on trees, so he came over to see if it was true. Well, he arrived on a Saturday and started working...
In Iran, they call it a democracy but it’s more of a dictatorship, and one day, …
In Iran, they call it a democracy but it’s more of a dictatorship, and one day, I started protesting about the government’s policies. I knew the risks, but I felt someone had to do it. Finally, it became too dangerous for us to stay in Iran, and we escaped to...
Jan We didn’t want to bring our children up in Britain as we could see the shrin…
Jan We didn’t want to bring our children up in Britain as we could see the shrinking economy and the social program being run back. But I had never even left Wales before, except to go to Scotland – I’m not very adventurous at all. So it was a huge thing for me to...
My father came to Australia by boat in 2001, just before the government stopped …
My father came to Australia by boat in 2001, just before the government stopped processing asylum seeker visas for refugees who had arrived by boat. Every time I think about that, it just amazes me because if we’d arrived even one month later, our lives would’ve been...
I was born in El Salvador and had a very happy childhood, but when the civil war…
I was born in El Salvador and had a very happy childhood, but when the civil war started in the 80s, my family migrated to Miami, Florida. Six years later, we returned, but found it hard to get used to living there again, as the war had not ended. My parents then...
My parents sent me to Melbourne to study. At first, I was really reluctant to le…
My parents sent me to Melbourne to study. At first, I was really reluctant to leave Malaysia, and nervous about being alone. But on my third day here, I picked up a magazine from RMIT and saw they were looking for officers for their student association. Joining that...
I didn’t come from a wealthy background in Nepal. My father had to get a loan to…
I didn’t come from a wealthy background in Nepal. My father had to get a loan to pay for my flight and my first semester at university, and when I first arrived, I stayed in a house in Sydney with 28 others. Then I moved into another place with some friends, and all...
I’d had a thing for Australia ever since I was a young boy. I used to watch Croc…
I’d had a thing for Australia ever since I was a young boy. I used to watch Crocodile Dundee and Les Hiddins’ Bush Tucker Man, and I loved the harsh, ruggedness of the Outback. In my early twenties, I moved from Kenya to study Zoology and Conservation in the UK, and...
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