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9 Women On The One Person They Talk To About Money

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The Career Advice I Wish I Got Before Having A Baby

I put off trying to have a baby until I felt my career was in just the right place for me to take a step back for a year. My work was everything to me —

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Letting People Down In The Workplace Is Just Fine, Actually

Allow us to paint you a picture. It’s Monday at 4am and you can’t sleep because you’ve got a high fever and your throat is on fire. You e

A Week In Melbourne, Victoria, As A Program Officer On $86,000

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A Week In Sydney’s Inner West, NSW, As A Lawyer On $200,000

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A Week In Geelong, VIC, As A Project Officer On $79,500

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How To Pitch A Story To Refinery29 Australia

Want to write for Refinery29 Australia? Good news: we accept freelance pitches on a wide range of subjects. We look to amplify underrepresented voices and

A Week In Melbourne, VIC, As A Flight Attendant On $60,000

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A Week In Darwin, NT, As A Research Co-Ordinator On $119,000

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A Week In Melbourne, VIC, As A Product Designer On $115,000

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A Week On The Central Coast, NSW, As A High School Teacher On $97...

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A Week In Melbourne As A Risk & Compliance Consultant On $130,000

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A Week In South East Melbourne As A Hospo Worker & Piano Teacher ...

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A Week In Melbourne CBD As A Data Analyst On $102,000

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A Week In Alexandria, Sydney, As A Communications Assistant / Bar...

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“I Felt Pressured To Suck It Up”: When Your Mental Health Costs Y...

“I had chronic anxiety and depression in my early 20s that made it very difficult to work. I got headaches and sickness. There were some days where I phy

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White Feminism Isn’t Just Wrong — It’s Also Dangerous

Historically, there have been a lot of reasons to critique the mainstream feminist movement. At times, it has explicitly excluded Black women, women of col

A Week In Hornsby Heights, Sydney, As An Architect On $72,000

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Manifesting Money Wasn’t Working For Me, So I Successfully Turned...

Like many of my past relationships, my relationship with money is fraught, complicated and a huge, bright red flag. And yet, I care about money so much. St

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My Dates Aren’t Worth What They Cost

When Hannah*, a 29-year-old visual merchandiser, arranged to meet her date Josh*, she’d budgeted around $100 for the date. “I would typically budget $5

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A Week In Melbourne As A Model/Waitress/Aspiring Writer On $45,000

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What To Do If You Think You’re Being Discriminated Against At Work

From gender, sexuality, disability, appearance and race, employees may be discriminated against just for existing. In Australia, this is illegal. Dis

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How Feminist Activism Reshaped History’s Narrative Of Gender Equa...

Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault in a way that may be distressing to some readers When you look at the history of feminism through th

A Week In Fitzroy, Melbourne, As A Copywriter On $67,000

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