Australian Emergencies and Disaster Management

https://www.getready.qld.gov.au Life in Australia is amazing - but not without risks. Storms, floods, bushfires, heatwaves, tropical cyclones and other threats always hover in the background. I currently live in the Netherlands, but it always saddens me to see reports of these kind of disasters that touch the lives of friends, family and other fellow Australians. … Continue reading Australian Emergencies and Disaster Management

Dutch television show Grenzeloos Verliefd (Love without borders) is looking for candidates

Dutch television show Grenzeloos Verliefd (Love without borders) is looking for candidates. In Grenzeloos Verliefd, we follow Dutch men/women who are in love and who are about to leave the Netherlands to move abroad for their foreign significant other. Is your Dutch boy/girlfriend, husband of wife about to move to Australia to live with you? … Continue reading Dutch television show Grenzeloos Verliefd (Love without borders) is looking for candidates

The first five things I did when I arrived back in Australia from The Netherlands

To bring you up to speed if you're not yet a regular on this blog, I'm a Dutch Australian who grew up in Australia, then married a Dutch man and lived in The Netherlands from 2002-2007.  In December 2007, we moved to Brisbane but then our family relocated to The Hague last year (July 2012). … Continue reading The first five things I did when I arrived back in Australia from The Netherlands

Australia (almost) has a new Prime Minister: Tony Abbott

Last week I wrote about my personal perspective on Australian politics and the upcoming election.  As I write, it's Saturday evening in The Netherlands and I'm watching and listening to Australia's soon-to-be new Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, give his victory speech on ABC News online. As someone who isn't enrolled to vote in this particular … Continue reading Australia (almost) has a new Prime Minister: Tony Abbott