International students living in Melbourne today are fighting for their rights and equality to be offered the same privilege as local students by getting Myki concessions. It is estimated that international students are paying $50 a week which is twice the amount of what local students are paying for public transport. Myki daily pass costs [...]
The convergence of ancient trade routes between the East and West has made Southeast Asia into a melting pot of different cultures. The result is a cuisine which is distinctive, diverse and delicious. Chicken Rice Chicken rice is a true Singaporean staple of Hainanese origin. The fragrant rice is cooked in chicken oil and stock, while [...]
Six people dead this year Tubing popular with backpackers A blow to local economy Take a few hundred backpackers, sprinkle copious amounts of drugs and alcohol and mix in a country with no safety regulations, and you get a simmering pot of hedonism with no boundaries and deadly consequences. But it wasn’t always like this [...]
“I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.” View City Journal’s Top 10 Recommendations for Aussie Trips in a larger map Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar was certainly on to a winner when she depicted Australia’s land in her iconic poem My [...]
Most of us know what a blind date is. Some of us have even been on one, but what about a blind wedding? Arranged marriages have been a custom in India since 500BC, set up as business contracts between parents, but when technology leans its weight on traditional practice, things are bound to change. India’s [...]
