On 12th June 2020, the Victorian Government released a Report on On-Demand Workforce. It was done to address growing concerns on the innovating gig economy and on-demand work. I though it was valuable initiative Valid concerns, one and most prominent of which is the rising lack of permanency in the workforce. In particular the on-demand work […]
Discovering Adelaide Oval’s hallowed grounds for the first time is an unusual experience. An experience I could not explain then. I am now convinced there are spirits behind Adelaide Oval and Test Cricket. 2 decades later I now regard that very first experience as spiritual. I can’t explain it otherwise. Often described for decades as
I thought Uber’s Gig workers and the UK Supreme Court ruling yesterday (19th Feb 2021) is an interesting development and read. . Gig drivers right to be recognised as workers and contractors or partners was on the boil for some time. It has been a long running saga on nailing down the status of those
Discover the irresistible rice trinity of the culinary World and you won’t have any regrets. The trinity refers to 3 distinct rice and meat based dishes. Prepared meticulously and with care with little change over centuries. Originating from 3 different and distinct cultures, from 3 different parts of the World but sharing 3 interesting undeniable common links. The
Australia’s fashion sense is different, distinct and parochial. Yet chic, fashionable and never dated. Confused? Where do I start and how do I describe it? A backstory might help. I first visited Australia with my wife on our honeymoon more than 2 decades ago. Actually it was a second shot of a honeymoon. Bali was
The Festival State comes alive again. It’s that time of the year. “Mad March” starts slowing in mid February and goes all the way to the middle of March. Truly a few crazy weeks of intense imbibing of culture and the arts. Food and alcohol along the way. A Bohemian state if you must. It’s
Apple Pay’s seminal moment in the payments industry occurred on 20th October 2014 It was the day Apple Pay was launched and used for the first time. Six and half years later, millions of us around the World use it daily. As a payment convenience. But most of us are not aware what it actually delivered
