HI, MY NAME IS ALAN

It's with both a heavy heart and a glimmer in my eye that I leave WorkSafe this week. A short 3-month contract has grown into 15 fabulous...

Mum, do you smell smoke?” “Yes, it’s just the eggplant.” It was not the eggplant. I opened my bedroom window, and sure enough a fire was...

If Barack Obama and George W Bush are still introduced as President Obama and President Bush after their terms are over, I can still be a...

‘Student number?’ I sigh. ‘2*****651’. At the end of 2017 I finished my fourth year of university. That number is tattooed into my brain....

The World Cup is indescribable. The great stage where the Messis and Maradonas, the Ronaldos and Ronaldinhos, the Cahills and Kewells;...

You never get a second chance at a first impression. This was mine for the Law. I'm a uni studuent with a 2-week clerkship at a law firm,...

"What should I look out for?" My younger cousin is studying Law. He's heard the horror stories - some of them from me - about those early...

“Google it, mate.” That was Greens leader Adam Bandt hitting back at a journo who asked for an esoteric number, some percentage value...

They're speaking another language over there. Words don't mean what they do in English. What do I mean? I had just started a new position...

The messiest game. Basically you throw a deck of cards at someone and watch them try to catch it. Invariably they catch a few, juggle...

How will they go this year? They should win it again. The core players and coaches have stuck around, so the quality is still there....

Dear Applicant. We thank you for applying for the position of… Oh I know where this is going. Unfortunately, after careful consideration,...

My Uber driver turned up the radio. That was when I heard. My parents told me about the Ukraine, where they grew up. The cities and...

It was going to be the perfect job. It was an entry-level Paralegal role, which is most of what I’ve been doing since starting uni almost...

It’s like your first day of school all over again. Bags packed, boarding the train, dreading the new teacher in charge, hoping you make...

I feel like Kevin in meetings sometimes. Those dull meeting rooms where the boss and 1 or 2 really keen employees are throwing around...

The numbers are in. The Great Resignation is on the way! According to the Sydney Morning Herald, almost half of Australian workers have...

Happy 2022 everyone! The Christmas/New Year/Boxing Day Test break couldn’t come soon enough. Hopefully you all found a way to spend it...

The bell has rung. Last drinks for 2021. Workplaces are closing up, I’m scrambling to get everything done before the break, the MCG are...

Some things terrify me. The thought of losing my wallet. The spider I saw once in my car who I think still lives there. Running a 3 in...