Sironi Roy
I landed in Sydney in 2014 with a suitcase full of dreams and a body still healing from cancer. After surviving thyroid cancer the year before, I knew this move wasn’t just about changing countries — it was about choosing life again. Back home, I had over 12 years of experience in media and PR, […]
Kirat Alreja
I come from a small town in Punjab called Rajpura, and my journey to Australia has been nothing short of an adventure. I started my Bachelor’s in computing at Manipal University in India, before transferring to the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. I was supposed to arrive in 2021, but COVID delayed my plans, […]
Marc Degli
I grew up in Sydney with a single mother and spent most of my early years immersed in wrestling and boxing. School, on the other hand, was never my thing. I struggled with dyslexia, couldn’t focus in class, and changed high schools three times. I felt like I’d failed at academics altogether. So, after my […]
Georgia Marshall
Why I decided to design my life: Like many people, I grew up with lots of messages that told me what to believe and how to live. It felt easy for me to default to following the crowd and the traditional narratives without asking myself – is this what I want? A few years ago, […]
Safwan Karim
I moved to Australia from Bangladesh in 2013 and I started my undergrad in Computer Science in Adelaide. It wasn’t my dream course, I was always drawn to biology, but I didn’t want to wait eight years to enter the workforce. But Computer Science wasn’t easy. Especially navigating assignments and systems so different from back […]
Jawwad Khan
When I moved to Australia from Hyderabad in February 2016, I wasn’t just switching countries, I was chasing safety. I wanted to breathe, to build a life where I felt free and valued. But the first day broke me. I became homeless. The accommodation I arranged fell through, and I found myself walking with my […]
Yana Belova
In 2018, I moved to Australia with my husband & our 8-month-old daughter from Russia, it was far from easy. My husband worked full-time to support us & my English was not perfect, especially with the distinct Australian accent I wasn’t prepared for. I felt isolated, spending my days at playgrounds because they felt like […]
Maria Baker
I was born and raised in Adelaide, the daughter of Greek migrants. My grandparents worked on produce farms in the northern suburbs. I studied graphic design through a Bachelor of Media Arts. Multimedia was just emerging in the early 2000s, and I spent 16 years building a career I loved. Life shifted when my partner’s […]
Anushka
“In 2019, I moved to Australia for my master’s in marketing, landing in Sydney with big dreams. This wasn’t my first adventure abroad; I had also studied for a Master of Arts in Paris which made me understand the business side of things, further fueling my creativity, preparing me for what lay ahead. Life as […]
No one is talking about the reality of COST OF LIVING in Australia!
Australia is often seen as the land of opportunities, but what’s the real price of living here? In this episode of Australia Unfiltered, we dive deep into the cost of living crisis in Australia and uncover the harsh truths behind those glossy dreams with Shimark and Amy. From rising rent prices to grocery costs and […]